Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Highland Square:
  • 32.575428, -93.786291
  • 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 Highland Square

• 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 Highland Square 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 Highland Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Square ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cash Point is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
• Cash Point Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cash Point Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point Ferry
• Cloverdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Dukedale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dukedale is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedale
• Gas Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gas Center is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Center
• Good Roads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Good Roads is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Roads
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenacres Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenacres Place is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres Place
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Highland Square 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 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Highland Square 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 13 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 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'