Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tulane:
  • 30.095766, -93.838781
  • 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 Tulane

• 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Since Tulane is near Jefferson County and also Calcasieu Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu 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 Tulane

Communities Also Named Tulane ...

We found one communities that are also named Tulane.

Within Texas, the name Tulane is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Tulane in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Duval County
    • This Tulane is located in Duval County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the east of the Tulane that is located in Orange County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Tulane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tulane ...

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.

• Bland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bland is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
• Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
• Echo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Echo is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Francis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Francis is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Gratis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gratis is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
• Little Cypress
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Cypress is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
• Orange
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <2>
• Orangefield
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Orangefield is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangefield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangefield <2>
• Stark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stark is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
• Terry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Terry is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry

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

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

• Orange, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the East.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tulane to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,726 miles [12,433.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,601 miles [9,013.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'