Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kildare Junction:
  • 32.908470, -94.188520
  • 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 Kildare Junction

• 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 Kildare Junction is near Marion County and also Caddo Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo 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 Kildare Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kildare Junction ...

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.

• Caves Spring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Caves Spring is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caves Spring
• Evans
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
• Gethsemane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gethsemane is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
• Gray
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gray is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Hall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Kildare
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kildare is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kildare <1>
• New Colony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Colony is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Colony
• Oak Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Prospect
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prospect is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Rambo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rambo is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo
• Roach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Roach is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
• Three States
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Three States is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States
• Trees
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Trees is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trees

How Far From Kildare Junction to ...

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

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

• Linden, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kildare Junction to Linden, 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.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 277 miles [445.8 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 1,042 miles [1,676.9 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 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,606 miles [12,240.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'