Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 De Broeck Landing:
  • 32.322657, -93.709623
  • 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 De Broeck Landing

• 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 De Broeck Landing 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 De Broeck Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near De Broeck Landing ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cecile is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecile
• De Soto ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • De Soto is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
• Deep Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Woods is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
• Keithville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Keithville is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keithville <1>
• Live Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Lucas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lucas is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Staples
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Staples is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
• Stonewall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonewall is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonewall <1>
• University Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • University Park is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
• Woodchuck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodchuck is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck

How Far From De Broeck Landing 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 De Broeck Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from De Broeck Landing to Shreveport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 198 miles [318.7 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 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,038 miles [1,670.5 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 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'