Tchefuncte River

Tchefuncte River is a stream bend in St. Tammany, Louisiana. Tchefuncte River is situated nearby to the hamlet Houltonville, as well as near the village Madisonville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tchefuncte River Range Lights.

Tchefuncte River Range Lights

Lighthouse

Tchefuncte River Range Lights

Photo: Richard David Ramsey, Public domain.

The Tchefuncte River Range Lights are a range that was first established in 1838 to aid vessels entering the Tchefuncte River from the north side of Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. Tchefuncte River Range Lights is situated 2½ miles southwest of Tchefuncte River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madisonville and Covington.

Madisonville

Village

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Madisonville is a town in St. Tammany Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 748 at the 2010 U.S. census, and 850 at the 2020 U.S. census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The ZIP code is 70447.

Covington

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Covington is a city in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana. The seat of St. Tammany Parish, it's about an hour's drive north of New Orleans.

Mandeville

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Mandeville is a small city in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana. It is located on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, in St. Tammany Parish.

Tchefuncte River

Type: Stream bend
Category: body of water
Location: St. Tammany, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.40973° or 30° 24′ 35″ north

Longitude

-90.14673° or 90° 8′ 48″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

862FCV53+V8

GeoNames ID

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Houltonville and Lewisburg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Otis House Museum and Fairview-Riverside State Park.

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