Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Good Roads:
  • 32.547373, -93.772957
  • 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 Good Roads

• 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 Good Roads 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 Good Roads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Good Roads ...

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.

• Cash Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cash Point is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
• Cash Point Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cash Point Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point Ferry
• Cloverdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cynthia Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
• Dukedale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dukedale is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedale
• Gas Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gas Center is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Center
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenacres Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenacres Place is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres Place
• Holly Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Lakeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Longwood Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
• Pecan Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pecan Park is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
• Swan Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Swan Lake is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
• Willow Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

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

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Good Roads 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 1,033 miles [1,662.5 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 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,606 miles [12,240.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'