Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Palmer Landing:
  • 32.327934, -93.676567
  • 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 Palmer Landing

• 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 Palmer Landing is near De Soto Parish and also Bossier Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier 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 Palmer Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmer Landing ...

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.

• Cecile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cecile is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecile
• Cedar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• De Soto ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • De Soto is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
• Deep Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Woods is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
• Elm Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elm Grove is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Grove <1>
• Golden Meadows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Golden Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
• Knot Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Knot Point is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knot Point
• Live Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Lucas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lucas is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Magenta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Magenta is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
• River Bend
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • River Bend is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
• Staples
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Staples is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
• University Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • University Park is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
• Woodchuck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodchuck is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck

How Far From Palmer Landing to ...

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

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Palmer Landing to Shreveport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,036 miles [1,667.3 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 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,613 miles [12,251.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'