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 Cypress:
37.914209, -87.629739
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.
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 Vanderburgh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 23 communities that share the name Cypress.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Cypress.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Indiana ...
Knox County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Cypress [Knox County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Hale County
This Cypress is located in Hale County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the south of the Cypress that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Cypress.
Arkansas
Ashley County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cypress [Ashley County].
Poinsett County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cypress [Poinsett County].
California
Orange County
This Cypress is located in Orange County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<2> to the west of the Cypress that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Cypress.
Delaware
Sussex County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Cypress [Sussex County].
Florida
Broward County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Cypress [Broward County].
Jackson County
This Cypress is located in Jackson County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Cypress that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Cypress.
Illinois
Johnson County
This Cypress is located in Johnson County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cypress that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Cypress.
Kansas
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cypress [Lincoln County].
Kentucky
Hickman County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Cypress [Hickman County].
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
This Cypress is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cypress that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Cypress.
Ouachita Parish
This Cypress is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 465 miles [748.3 km] to the southwest of the Cypress that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Cypress.
Mississippi
Tate County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Cypress [Tate County].
Missouri
Daviess County
This Cypress is located in Daviess County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cypress that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Cypress.
Scott County
Although located in Scott County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Cypress.
Montana
Hill County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Cypress [Hill County].
South Carolina
Darlington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cypress [Darlington County].
Tennessee
Crockett County
This Cypress is located in Crockett County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Cypress that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Cypress.
McNairy County
This Cypress is located in McNairy County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the south southwest of the Cypress that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Cypress.
Texas
Franklin County
This Cypress is located in Franklin County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cypress that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Cypress.
Harris County
This Cypress is located in Harris County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the southwest of the Cypress that is located in Vanderburgh County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Cypress.
Washington
Skagit County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Cypress [Skagit County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypress ...
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.
Geneva (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Cypress to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cypress and extending to:
Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Cypress to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Cypress could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cypress) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cypress. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9142, Longitude: -87.6297 In this case, the coordinates for Cypress have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cypress, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Cypress to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.388 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.718 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.635 degrees.