Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Willswood

• 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 Willswood:
  • 29.926316, -90.228965
  • 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 Willswood

• 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 Willswood is near Saint Charles Parish and also Orleans Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Willswood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willswood ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucktown is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Garden District
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Garden District is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden District
• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenville is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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 southeast)
  • Kennedy Heights is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
• Little Farms ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Little Farms is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farms
• Lone Star
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Mimosa Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
• Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
• Pricetown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pricetown is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Walkertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Walkertown is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
• Walnut Street Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Street Ferry is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Street Ferry

How Far From Willswood to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Willswood and extending to:

• Gretna, which is the Seat of Jefferson Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Willswood to Gretna, with an average speed<2> 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 66 miles [106.2 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 972 miles [1,564.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,574 miles [12,189.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'