Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Cypress, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Cypress and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Cypress
- 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 Little Cypress:
- 37.016724, -88.446153
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Little Cypress
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Little Cypress is near Livingston County and also McCracken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- eBird sighting report for McCracken 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Little Cypress ...
We found one communities that share the name Little Cypress.
Within Kentucky, the name Little Cypress is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Little Cypress in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Orange County
- This Little Cypress is located in Orange County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Little Cypress that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Little Cypress.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little 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.
- Gilbertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
- Gilbertsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <3>
- Hamletsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamletsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
- Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <3>
- Hardmoney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Harris Hill Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Hill Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill Ford
- Harris Hill Ford is located in Marshall County
- Krebs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Littleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in McCracken County
- Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Possum Trot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Trot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Possum Trot is located in Marshall County
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Scale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in McCracken County
- Stanley Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Landing
- Stanley Landing is located in Livingston County
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Little Cypress 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 Little Cypress to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Cypress and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Cypress to Benton, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Cypress. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Cypress) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Cypress. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0167, Longitude: -88.4462 In this case, the coordinates for Little Cypress have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Little Cypress to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.875 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.155 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.217 degrees. |