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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 Steeple Chase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steeple Chase 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 Steeple Chase:
    • 32.438210, -93.859904
    • 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 Steeple Chase
  • 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 Steeple Chase 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 Steeple Chase

Communities Also Named Steeple Chase ...

We found one communities that are also named Steeple Chase.

Within Louisiana, the name Steeple Chase is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • James City County
      • This Steeple Chase is located in James City County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Steeple Chase that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Steeple Chase.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steeple Chase ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles 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 east)
    • 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 northeast)
    • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
  • Five Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
  • Forest Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
  • Hickory Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
  • Holly Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • King Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
  • Longwood Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • 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 east)
    • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
  • Summer Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
  • Twilight Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Twilight Meadows is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Meadows
  • Willow Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Steeple Chase 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 Steeple Chase to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Steeple Chase 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 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Steeple Chase 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 1,041 miles [1,675.3 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<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,615 miles [12,255.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,491 miles [8,836.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steeple Chase) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Steeple Chase 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 Steeple Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4382, Longitude: -93.8599       In this case, the coordinates for Steeple Chase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.972 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.135 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.413 degrees.