Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Huffins:
  • 32.999999, -94.136301
  • 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 Huffins

• 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Since Huffins is near Caddo Parish and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miller 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 Huffins

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huffins ...

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.

• Era ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Era is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
• Evans
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Evans is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
• Frog Level ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
• Kildare
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kildare is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kildare <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kildare
  • From Huffins to Kildare
• Kildare Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kildare Junction is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare Junction
• New Colony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Colony is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Colony
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Queen City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Queen City is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen City <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Queen City
  • From Huffins to Queen City
• Rambo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rambo is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo
• Roach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Roach is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
• Three States
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Three States is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States

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

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

• Linden, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Huffins to Linden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 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 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'