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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cloud Crossing:
    • 31.955439, -93.089052
    • 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 Cloud Crossing
  • 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Natchitoches Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
    • Since Cloud Crossing is near Red River Parish and also Winn Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winn 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 Cloud Crossing

Communities Also Named Cloud Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Cloud Crossing.

Within Louisiana, the name Cloud Crossing is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Cloud Crossing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Marshall County
      • This Cloud Crossing is located in Marshall County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cloud Crossing that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Cloud Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloud Crossing ...

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.

  • Chestnut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Clarence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clear Lake ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Lake is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Coldwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Forest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Kraft
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kraft is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
  • Lake End
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
  • Liberty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Martin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Oak Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Redoak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Redoak is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak
  • Skidder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Skidder is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidder

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

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

  • Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cloud Crossing to Natchitoches, 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.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cloud Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cloud Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cloud Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9554, Longitude: -93.0891       In this case, the coordinates for Cloud Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.422 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.429 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.15 degrees.