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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 Pine Forest South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Forest South and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pine Forest South:
    • 32.400711, -93.851570
    • 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 Pine Forest South
  • 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 Pine Forest South 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 Pine Forest South

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Forest South ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cannon is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Cut-off Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
  • Deep Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep Woods is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
  • Five Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
  • Forest Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
  • Hickory Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
  • Holly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Keithville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • King Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Silver Pine Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
  • Staples
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Staples is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
  • Steeple Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
  • Summer Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove

How Far From Pine Forest South 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 Pine Forest South to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Forest South to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>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 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,616 miles [12,256.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Forest South) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Pine Forest South 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 Pine Forest South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4007, Longitude: -93.8516       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Forest South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.962 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.119 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.414 degrees.