Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Espanita Forest:
  • 32.551540, -93.613787
  • 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 Espanita Forest

• 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 Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
  • Since Espanita Forest is near Caddo Parish and also Webster Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Espanita Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Espanita Forest ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Meadows
• Holly Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Merrywoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Merrywoods is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywoods
• Mimosa Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mimosa Gardens is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Gardens
• Red Chute
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
• Shady Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shady Park is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Park
• Swan Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Swan Lake is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
• Tall Timbers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tall Timbers is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
• Wafer Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Wafer Forest is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wafer Forest

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Espanita Forest and extending to:

• Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Espanita Forest to Benton, with an average speed<2> 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 204 miles [328.3 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 1,025 miles [1,649.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'