Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mail Boxes:
  • 32.816808, -93.908513
  • 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 Mail Boxes

• 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 Mail Boxes is near Bossier Parish and also Marion 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 Marion 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 Mail Boxes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mail Boxes ...

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.

• Ferry Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferry Lake is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Lake
• Lane ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lane is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
• Oil City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <1>
• Peru Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Peru Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Ferry
• Rush Point Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rush Point Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point Ferry
• Shoreline
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shoreline is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
• Stacy Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stacy Landing is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Landing
• Superior
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Superior is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
• Trees
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Trees is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trees

How Far From Mail Boxes 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 Mail Boxes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mail Boxes and extending to:

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mail Boxes to Shreveport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 230 miles [370.1 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 1,031 miles [1,659.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'