Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aulds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aulds and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aulds
- 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 Aulds:
- 32.369322, -93.717401
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Aulds
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Caddo Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- Since Aulds is near De Soto Parish and also Bossier Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
- eBird sighting report for Bossier 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aulds ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Cut-off Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cut-off Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
- Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Deep Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
- Deep Woods is located in Caddo Parish
- Golden Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Golden Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
- Hickory Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
- Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
- King Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
- King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
- Live Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lucas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - River Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend is located in Bossier Parish
- Staples
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Summer Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
- Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- University Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Caddo Parish
How Far From Aulds to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aulds 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<2> community of Aulds once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Aulds and extending to:
- Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Aulds to Shreveport, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 Aulds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aulds) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aulds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3693, Longitude: -93.7174 In this case, the coordinates for Aulds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Aulds to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.872 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.009 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.361 degrees. |