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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 Southdowns, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southdowns 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 Southdowns:
    • 32.384878, -93.786569
    • 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 Southdowns
  • 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 Southdowns 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 Southdowns

Communities Also Named Southdowns ...

We found two communities that are also named Southdowns.

There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Southdowns.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Southdowns in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Southdowns is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Southdowns that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Southdowns.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Southdowns is located in Roanoke County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Southdowns that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Southdowns.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southdowns ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cut-off Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
  • Cynthia Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
  • Deep Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Deep Woods is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Woods
  • Five Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
  • Forest Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
  • Hickory Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
  • Holly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Keithville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • King Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
  • Live Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Live Oak is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Lucas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lucas is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Quail Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Silver Pine Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Staples
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Staples is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
    • Steeple Chase
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
    • Summer Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • University Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • University Park is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

How Far From Southdowns to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southdowns and extending to:

  • Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Southdowns 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,039 miles [1,672.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southdowns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Southdowns 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 Southdowns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3849, Longitude: -93.7866       In this case, the coordinates for Southdowns have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.918 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.065 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.388 degrees.