Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Colquitt Estates:
  • 32.382100, -93.835459
  • 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 Colquitt Estates

• 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 Colquitt Estates 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 Colquitt Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colquitt Estates ...

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.

• Cannon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cannon is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Cut-off Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
• Deep Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Deep Woods is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
• Five Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
• Holly Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Keithville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Keithville is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keithville <1>
• King Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
• Quail Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Silver Pine Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
• Staples
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Staples is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
• Steeple Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
• Summer Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove

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

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colquitt Estates 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 206 miles [331.5 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 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,617 miles [12,258.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'