Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shreveport:
  • 32.496415, -93.758126
  • 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 Shreveport

• 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 Shreveport 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 Shreveport

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shreveport ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cloverdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cut-off Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
• Cynthia Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
• Forest Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
• Gas Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gas Center is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Center
• Good Roads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Good Roads is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Roads
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenacres Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenacres Place is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres Place
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Hickory Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
  • Holly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • King Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Pecan Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pecan Park is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
  • Willow Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shreveport and extending to:

• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Shreveport to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>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 1,034 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,608 miles [12,243.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,484 miles [8,825.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'