Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gas Center:
  • 32.525707, -93.824625
  • 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 Gas Center

• 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 Gas Center is near Bossier Parish and also Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Gas Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gas Center ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cannon is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Cut-off Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
• Cynthia Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
• Five Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Forest Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
• Good Roads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Roads is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Roads
• Green Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Holly Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Longwood Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
  • Pleasant Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Silver Pine Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
  • Steeple Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
  • Twilight Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Twilight Meadows is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Meadows
  • Willow Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

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

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
• 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 Gas Center 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 9 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 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,609 miles [12,245.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'