Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 La Rosen:
  • 32.403488, -93.789347
  • 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 La Rosen

• 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 La Rosen 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 La Rosen

Curious and Interesting Names Near La Rosen ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cut-off Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • 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 north)
  • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
• Deep Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Deep Woods is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
• Forest Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
• Hickory Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
• Holly Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• King Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
• 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 northwest)
  • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
• Staples
  (3 miles [4.8 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 northwest)
  • Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
• Summer Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • 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 La Rosen 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 La Rosen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in La Rosen 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 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from La Rosen 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 1,039 miles [1,672.1 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 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,489 miles [8,833.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'