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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Waggaman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waggaman and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Waggaman:
    • 29.918539, -90.210909
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Waggaman
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Jefferson Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
    • Since Waggaman is near Orleans Parish and also Saint Charles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles Parish
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Waggaman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waggaman ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Bucktown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bucktown is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Garden District
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Garden District is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden District
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Harvey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Indian Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Beach is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
  • Kellogg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kellogg is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Kennedy Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kennedy Heights is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
  • Lakeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Little Farms ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Little Farms is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farms
  • Lone Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Mimosa Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
  • Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pricetown ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pricetown is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
    • Storyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Storyville is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storyville
    • Walkertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Walkertown is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
    • Walnut Street Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Street Ferry is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Street Ferry

How Far From Waggaman to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Waggaman to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waggaman and extending to:

  • Gretna, which is the Seat of Jefferson Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Waggaman to Gretna, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,573 miles [12,187.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waggaman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Waggaman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waggaman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9185, Longitude: -90.2109       In this case, the coordinates for Waggaman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.403 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.802 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.277 degrees.