Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 King Forest:
  • 32.424321, -93.782958
  • 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 King Forest

• 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 King Forest 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 King Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near King Forest ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cannon is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Cedar Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cut-off Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
• Cynthia Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
• Deep Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Deep Woods is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
• Five Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Forest Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
• Hickory Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
• Holly Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Live Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Quail Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Silver Pine Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
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  • Staples
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Staples is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
  • Steeple Chase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
  • Summer Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
  • University Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • University Park is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

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

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from King Forest 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 1,038 miles [1,670.5 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 6,887 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 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'