Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crosskeys:
  • 32.237102, -93.495453
  • 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 Crosskeys

• 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 Crosskeys is near Red River Parish and also Bossier Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River 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 Crosskeys

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crosskeys ...

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.

• Bayou Pierre
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bayou Pierre is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Pierre
• Cecile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cecile is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecile
• Cooterville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cooterville is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooterville
• Cross Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Roads is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Elm Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• High Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • High Island is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Island
• Howard
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Howard is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Knot Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Knot Point is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knot Point
• Loggy Bayou
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Loggy Bayou is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loggy Bayou
• Woodchuck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodchuck is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck

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

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crosskeys to Shreveport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 185 miles [297.7 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 11 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 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,609 miles [12,245.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'