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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 Chasewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chasewood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Chasewood:
- 32.385156, -93.795458
- 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 Chasewood
- 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 Chasewood 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 Chasewood
Communities Also Named Chasewood ...
We found one communities that are also named Chasewood.
Within Louisiana, the name Chasewood is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Chasewood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This Chasewood is located in Fort Bend County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chasewood that is located in Caddo Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Chasewood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chasewood ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cut-off Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
- Cynthia Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
- Deep Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deep Woods is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
- Five Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Forest Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
- Hickory Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
- Holly Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Keithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- King Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
- Live Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Quail Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Silver Pine Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- Staples
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Staples is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
- Steeple Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
- Summer Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
- University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Chasewood 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 Chasewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chasewood and extending to:
- Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Chasewood to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,040 miles [1,673.7 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 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,615 miles [12,255.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,491 miles [8,836.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chasewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chasewood 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 Chasewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3852, Longitude: -93.7955 In this case, the coordinates for Chasewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.924 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.072 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.392 degrees. |
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