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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 Woodlawn Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodlawn Acres 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 Woodlawn Acres:
    • 30.307972, -89.791731
    • 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 Woodlawn Acres
  • 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 Saint Tammany Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
    • Since Woodlawn Acres is near Hancock County and also Orleans Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
    • 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 Woodlawn Acres

Communities Also Named Woodlawn Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Woodlawn Acres.

There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Woodlawn Acres.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Woodlawn Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Woodlawn Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west of the Woodlawn Acres that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Woodlawn Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Woodlawn Acres is located in Clayton County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodlawn Acres that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Woodlawn Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlawn Acres ...

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.

  • Amos
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Amos is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
  • Bon Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
  • Cadillac Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cadillac Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac Park
  • Carolyn Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Carolyn Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Park
  • Colt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Colt is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
  • Forest Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Forest Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pines
  • Fountain Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Lake Shore Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
  • Lake Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Liberty Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pines
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Ozone Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ozone Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Pines
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ozone Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ozone Woods is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Woods
    • Palm Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Palm Lake is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lake
    • Pecan Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Pine Shadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Shadows is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Shadows
    • Pinecrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Piney Ridge Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Piney Ridge Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Park
    • Timber Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

How Far From Woodlawn Acres 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 Woodlawn Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodlawn Acres and extending to:

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodlawn Acres to Covington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 935 miles [1,504.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,537 miles [12,129.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodlawn Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Woodlawn Acres 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 Woodlawn Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3080, Longitude: -89.7917       In this case, the coordinates for Woodlawn Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.195 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.612 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.058 degrees.