Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gladhurst:
  • 31.029623, -90.374261
  • 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 Gladhurst

• 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 Gladhurst is near Washington Parish and also Tangipahoa Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington Parish
  • 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 Gladhurst

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladhurst ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Emerald is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
• Greenlaw
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenlaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
• Kentwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <1>
• Kirkville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kirkville is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
• Magnolia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnolia is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <1>
• Martin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Martin is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Porters Curve
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Porters Curve is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Curve
• Progress
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Progress is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Spring Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Creek is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Sunny Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
• Terrys Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Terrys Creek is located in Amite County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Creek

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

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

• Magnolia, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gladhurst to Magnolia, 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.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the north (N). 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 928 miles [1,493.5 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 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,530 miles [12,118.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,407 miles [8,701.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'