Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forbing:
  • 32.392655, -93.727401
  • 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 Forbing

• 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 Forbing is near Bossier Parish and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto 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 Forbing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forbing ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cut-off Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
• Cynthia Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
• Deep Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deep Woods is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
• Forest Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
• Golden Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
• Hickory Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
• Holly Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• King Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
• Live Oak
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Lucas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lucas is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• River Bend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • River Bend is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Silver Pine Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
  • Staples
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Staples is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
  • Summer Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
  • University Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • University Park is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

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

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Forbing to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,036 miles [1,667.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,487 miles [8,830.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'