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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 Dogwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Dogwood Park:
    • 32.576261, -93.619621
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dogwood Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Dogwood Park ...

We found three communities that share the name Dogwood Park.

Within Louisiana, the name Dogwood Park is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Baxter County
      • This Dogwood Park is located in Baxter County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dogwood Park that is located in Bossier Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Dogwood Park.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Dogwood Park is located in Charleston County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the east of the Dogwood Park that is located in Bossier Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Dogwood Park.
      • Cherokee County
      • This Dogwood Park is located in Cherokee County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the east northeast of the Dogwood Park that is located in Bossier Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Dogwood Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Park ...

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.

  • Happy Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Meadows
    • Happy Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
  • Holly Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
    • Holly Ridge is located in Bossier Parish
  • Merrywoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrywoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywoods
    • Merrywoods is located in Bossier Parish
  • Mimosa Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Gardens
    • Mimosa Gardens is located in Bossier Parish
  • Red Chute
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Chute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
    • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
  • Shady Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Park
    • Shady Park is located in Bossier Parish
  • Swan Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
    • Swan Lake is located in Bossier Parish
  • Tall Timbers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
    • Tall Timbers is located in Bossier Parish
  • Wafer Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wafer Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wafer Forest
    • Wafer Forest is located in Bossier Parish

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dogwood Park and extending to:

  • Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dogwood Park to Benton, 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 1,024 miles [1,648 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,474 miles [8,809.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dogwood Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dogwood Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dogwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5763, Longitude: -93.6196       In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Dogwood Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.833 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.99 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.291 degrees.









 

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