Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New 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 New Cypress:
  • 36.730613, -88.926727
  • 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 New 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
  • Since New Cypress is near Carlisle County and also Graves County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carlisle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Graves 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 New Cypress

Communities Also Named New Cypress ...

We found one communities that are also named New Cypress.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named New Cypress.

Beyond Kentucky.

• Communities Located In Kentucky ...
  • Muhlenberg County
    • This New Cypress is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Cypress that is located in Hickman County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of New Cypress.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.

• Blandville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Blandville is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
• Columbus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Columbus is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
• Dublin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dublin is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
• Fancy Farm
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
• Magee Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Magee Springs is located in Carlisle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Springs
• Moscow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Pottsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pottsville is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
• Pryorsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
• Roper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Roper is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
• Water Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Water Valley is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Estimated population in 2016: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <2>
• Wheel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheel is located in Graves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Cypress and extending to:

• Clinton, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from New Cypress to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'