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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 Breedlove Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breedlove Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Breedlove Hills:
    • 31.739053, -93.166000
    • 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 Breedlove Hills
  • 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 Natchitoches Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
    • Since Breedlove Hills is near Winn Parish and also Red River Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River 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 Breedlove Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Breedlove Hills ...

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.

  • Allen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Bermuda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
  • Clarence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Flora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Greenwood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenwood Park is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
  • Knightville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Knightville is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Provencal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Shady Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shamrock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shamrock is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock

How Far From Breedlove Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Breedlove Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Breedlove Hills and extending to:

  • Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Breedlove Hills to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,032 miles [1,660.8 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 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,619 miles [12,261.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Breedlove Hills) 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 Breedlove Hills 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 Breedlove Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7391, Longitude: -93.1660       In this case, the coordinates for Breedlove Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.446 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.429 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.212 degrees.