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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 Deer Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Creek Estates 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 Deer Creek Estates:
- 32.455710, -93.890460
- 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 Deer Creek 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 Deer Creek Estates is near Bossier Parish and also Panola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
- 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 Deer Creek Estates
Communities Also Named Deer Creek Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Deer Creek Estates.
Within Louisiana, the name Deer Creek Estates is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Deer Creek Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Deer Creek Estates is located in Harford County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deer Creek Estates that is located in Caddo Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Deer Creek Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer Creek 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cannon is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Cut-off Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
- Five Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Forest Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
- Holly Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Longwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Silver Pine Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Steeple Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
- Summer Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
- Twilight Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twilight Meadows is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Meadows
- Willow Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
How Far From Deer Creek Estates 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 Deer Creek Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer Creek Estates and extending to:
- Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Deer Creek Estates 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 9 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 6,890 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deer Creek Estates) 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 Deer Creek Estates 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 Deer Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4557, Longitude: -93.8905 In this case, the coordinates for Deer Creek Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.993 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.163 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.423 degrees. |
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