Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Larey Gardens:
  • 32.586261, -93.884070
  • 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 Larey Gardens

• 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 Larey Gardens 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 Larey Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Larey Gardens ...

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.

• Brian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brian is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brian
• Cash Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cash Point is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
• Cash Point Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cash Point Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point Ferry
• Dixie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dixie is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Dukedale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dukedale is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedale
• Gas Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gas Center is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Center
• Good Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Good Roads is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Roads
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Longwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Longwood Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
• Pleasant Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Twilight Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Twilight Meadows is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Meadows
• Willow Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Larey Gardens to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Larey Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Larey Gardens to Shreveport, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,037 miles [1,668.9 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 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,609 miles [12,245.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'