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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Lucas:
    • 32.400711, -93.691289
    • 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 Lucas
  • 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 Lucas 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 Lucas

Communities Also Named Lucas ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Lucas.

There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Lucas.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • Calcasieu Parish
      • This Lucas is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Lucas.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lamar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lucas [Lamar County].
    • Arkansas
      • Logan County
      • This Lucas is located in Logan County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the north of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lucas.
    • British Columbia
      • This Lucas lies 2,207 miles [3,551.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • This Lucas is located in Logan County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lucas.
    • Iowa
      • Lucas County
      • This Lucas is located in Lucas County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the north of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Lucas.
    • Kansas
      • Russell County
      • This Lucas is located in Russell County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Lucas.
    • Kentucky
      • Barren County
      • This Lucas is located in Barren County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Lucas.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Michigan
      • Missaukee County
      • This Lucas is located in Missaukee County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missaukee County community of Lucas.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson Davis County
      • This Lucas is located in Jefferson Davis County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis County community of Lucas.
    • Missouri
      • Henry County
      • This Lucas is located in Henry County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the north of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Lucas.
    • New Mexico
      • Harding County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Harding County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harding County community of Lucas.
    • Ohio
      • Muskingum County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lucas [Muskingum County].
      • Richland County
      • This Lucas is located in Richland County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Lucas.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lucas [Allegheny County].
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lucas [Florence County].
    • South Dakota
      • Gregory County
      • This Lucas is located in Gregory County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregory County community of Lucas.
    • Tennessee
      • Hawkins County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lucas [Hawkins County].
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • This Lucas is located in Collin County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Lucas.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lucas is located in Jefferson County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the south of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lucas.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Lucas is located in Fayette County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lucas that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lucas.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lucas ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cut-off Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
  • De Soto ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • De Soto is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Deep Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Deep Woods is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
  • Forest Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
  • Golden Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
  • Hickory Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
  • Holly Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • King Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
  • Live Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Magenta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Magenta is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
  • Pecan Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Park is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • River Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • River Bend is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • Silver Pine Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Staples
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Staples is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
    • Summer Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • University Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • University Park is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • Woodchuck
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodchuck is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck

How Far From Lucas to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lucas and extending to:

  • Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lucas to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4>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 1,034 miles [1,664.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,610 miles [12,247.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lucas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lucas could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lucas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lucas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lucas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4007, Longitude: -93.6913       In this case, the coordinates for Lucas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.859 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.998 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.345 degrees.