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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 Logtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Logtown 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 Logtown:
- 30.282830, -89.624125
- 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 Logtown
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Logtown is near Saint Tammany Parish and also Orleans Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany 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 Logtown
Communities Also Named Logtown ...
We found seven communities that are also named Logtown.
Within Mississippi, the name Logtown is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- La Plata County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Logtown [La Plata County].
- Georgia
- Upson County
- This Logtown is located in Upson County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Logtown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upson County community of Logtown.
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Logtown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Logtown.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Logtown is located in Orange County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Logtown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Logtown.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Logtown is located in Columbiana County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Logtown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Logtown.
- Paulding County
- This Logtown is located in Paulding County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the north northeast of the Logtown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Logtown.
- Portage County
- This Logtown is located in Portage County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km] to the north northeast of the Logtown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Logtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Logtown ...
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.
- Cross Gates
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross Gates is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gates
- Deer Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Island is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Island
- Gum Bayou Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gum Bayou Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Bayou Landing
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Napoleon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ozone Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ozone Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Pines
- Quail Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quail Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- River Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- River Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Gardens
- Willow Wood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Wood is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
How Far From Logtown 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 Logtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Logtown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Logtown and extending to:
- Bay Saint Louis, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Logtown to Bay Saint Louis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 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 6,826 miles [10,985.4 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 5,408 miles [8,703.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Logtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Logtown) 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 Logtown 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 Logtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2828, Longitude: -89.6241 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.092 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.488 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.997 degrees. |
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