Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mira:
  • 32.942081, -93.889068
  • 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 Mira

• 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 Mira is near Bossier Parish and also Miller 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 Miller 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 Mira

Communities Also Named Mira ...

We found two communities that are also named Mira.

Within Louisiana, the name Mira is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Champaign County
    • This Mira is located in Champaign County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mira that is located in Caddo Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Mira.
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Mira lies 1,999 miles [3,217.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mira that is located in Caddo Parish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mira ...

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.

• Era ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Era is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
• Frog Level ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
• Ida
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ida is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
• Lane ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lane is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
• Mail Boxes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mail Boxes is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mail Boxes
• Missionary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
• Peru Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Ferry
• Spring Bank ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Spring Bank is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
• Superior
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Superior is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
• Three States
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Three States is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States

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

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mira to Shreveport, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 235 miles [378.2 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,592 miles [12,218.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'