Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Longwood Village:
  • 32.484042, -93.861292
  • 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 Longwood Village

• 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 Longwood Village 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 Longwood Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Longwood Village ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cannon is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Cut-off Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 east)
  • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
• Five Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Forest Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
• Gas Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gas Center is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Center
• Holly Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Lakeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Quail Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Silver Pine Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
• Steeple Chase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
• Twilight Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Twilight Meadows is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Meadows
• Willow Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Longwood Village 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 Longwood Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the East.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Longwood Village 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,040 miles [1,673.7 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 7,613 miles [12,251.9 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>'