Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Haughton:
  • 32.532237, -93.503851
  • 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 Haughton

• 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 Haughton is near Webster Parish and also Caddo Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo 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 Haughton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Haughton ...

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.

• Goodwill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodwill is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
• Happy Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Happy Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Meadows
• Leslie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Leslie is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Merrywoods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrywoods is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywoods
• Mimosa Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mimosa Gardens is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Gardens
• Red Chute
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Red Chute is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chute
• Shady Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shady Park is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Park
• Tall Timbers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tall Timbers is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
• Wafer Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wafer Forest is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wafer Forest

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

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

• Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Haughton to Benton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 199 miles [320.3 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 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,595 miles [12,223 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'