Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Caplis:
  • 32.397099, -93.609621
  • 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 Caplis

• 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 Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
  • Since Caplis is near Caddo Parish and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto 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 Caplis

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caplis ...

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.

• Cecile
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cecile is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecile
• Elm Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Grove is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Grove <1>
• Golden Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
• Live Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Lucas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lucas is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Magenta
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Magenta is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
• River Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • River Bend is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
• University Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • University Park is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
• Woodchuck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Woodchuck is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck

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

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

• Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Caplis to Benton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 197 miles [317 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 1,030 miles [1,657.6 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 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,606 miles [12,240.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'