Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sligo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sligo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sligo
- 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 Sligo:
- 32.450987, -93.581564
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sligo
- 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 Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- Since Sligo is near Caddo Parish and also Webster Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- eBird sighting report for Webster 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sligo ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Sligo.
Within Louisiana, the name Sligo is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sligo [Crawford County].
- Dent County
- This Sligo is located in Dent County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sligo that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Sligo.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Clinton County
- This Sligo is located in Clinton County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sligo that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Sligo.
- Guernsey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sligo [Guernsey County].
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Sligo is located in Allegheny County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Sligo that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Sligo.
- Clarion County
- This Sligo is located in Clarion County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km] to the northeast of the Sligo that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Sligo.
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sligo ...
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.
- Elm Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Grove <4>
- Golden Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Golden Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
- Happy Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Meadows
- Happy Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
- Koran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Live Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Magenta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Merrywoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrywoods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywoods
- Merrywoods is located in Bossier Parish
- Mimosa Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Gardens
- Mimosa Gardens is located in Bossier Parish
- Pecan Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
- Pecan Park is located in Bossier Parish
- Red Chute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - River Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend is located in Bossier Parish
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- Shady Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Park
- Shady Park is located in Bossier Parish
- Swan Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Tall Timbers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Tall Timbers is located in Bossier Parish
- University Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Caddo Parish
- Wafer Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wafer Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wafer Forest
- Wafer Forest is located in Bossier Parish
- Woodchuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shady Park
How Far From Sligo 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 Sligo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sligo and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sligo to Benton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 198 miles [318.7 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 1,027 miles [1,652.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,603 miles [12,235.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,478 miles [8,816 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sligo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sligo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sligo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sligo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4510, Longitude: -93.5816 In this case, the coordinates for Sligo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sligo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sligo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.794 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.929 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.292 degrees. |