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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 Waterwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterwood Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Waterwood Estates:
- 32.439043, -93.939072
- 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 Waterwood Estates
- 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 Waterwood Estates is near Panola County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Waterwood Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterwood Estates ...
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.
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cannon is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Cut-off Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
- Five Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Forest Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
- Holly Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Longwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
- Lorraine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lorraine is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Quail Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quail Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Silver Pine Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Steeple Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
- Summer Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
- Twilight Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Twilight Meadows is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Meadows
- Willow Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
How Far From Waterwood Estates 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 Waterwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waterwood Estates and extending to:
- Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waterwood Estates to Shreveport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 213 miles [342.8 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,045 miles [1,681.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,618 miles [12,260 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Waterwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Waterwood Estates 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 Waterwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4390, Longitude: -93.9391 In this case, the coordinates for Waterwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.023 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.195 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.446 degrees. |
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