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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 Chatawa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chatawa and the surrounding area.
- 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 Chatawa:
- 31.063287, -90.480087
- 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 Chatawa
- 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Chatawa is near Amite County and also Tangipahoa Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amite County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa 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 Chatawa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chatawa ...
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.
- Emerald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Emerald is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Gillsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenlaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenlaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
- Irene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Jennings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Kentwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kirkville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kirkville is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Spring Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Terrys Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Terrys Creek is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Creek
How Far From Chatawa 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 Chatawa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chatawa and extending to:
- Magnolia, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the North.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Chatawa to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chatawa) 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 Chatawa 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 Chatawa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0633, Longitude: -90.4801 In this case, the coordinates for Chatawa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.695 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.296 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.213 degrees. |
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