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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Aulds

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)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cut-off Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
• De Soto ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • De Soto is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
• Deep Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deep Woods is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
• Golden Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
• Hickory Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
• King Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
• Live Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Lucas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucas is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• River Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • River Bend is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
• Staples
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Staples is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
• Summer Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
• University Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • University Park is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

How Far From Aulds 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 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<1> community of Aulds once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aulds and extending to:

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Aulds to Shreveport, 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.
• 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'