Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Solley Hill:
  • 32.867361, -94.036293
  • 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 Solley Hill

• 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 Solley Hill is near Marion County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Solley Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Solley Hill ...

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.

• Ferry Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ferry Lake is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Lake
• Frog Level ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
• Gethsemane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gethsemane is located in Marion County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
• Gray
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gray is located in Marion County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Kildare Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kildare Junction is located in Cass County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare Junction
• Mail Boxes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mail Boxes is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mail Boxes
• Oil City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <1>
• Rambo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rambo is located in Cass County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo
• Shoreline
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shoreline is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
• Stacy Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stacy Landing is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Landing
• Superior
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Superior is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
• Trees
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Trees is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trees

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

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Solley Hill to Shreveport, with an average speed<3> 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 237 miles [381.4 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 1,036 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 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,602 miles [12,234.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,478 miles [8,816 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'