Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cognac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cognac and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cognac
- 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 Cognac:
- 31.645723, -92.955159
- 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 Cognac
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
- Since Cognac is near Grant Parish and also Winn Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cognac ...
We found one communities that share the name Cognac.
Within Louisiana, the name Cognac is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Cognac in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cognac ...
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.
- Bermuda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Crews
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Cypress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Henryville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Henryville is located in Natchitoches Parish
- James Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
- James Ferry is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pollockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollockville
- Pollockville is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Williams Corner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
- Williams Corner is located in Natchitoches Parish
How Far From Cognac 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 Cognac to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Cognac once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cognac and extending to:
- Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cognac to Natchitoches, 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cognac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cognac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6457, Longitude: -92.9552 In this case, the coordinates for Cognac 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> | 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 Cognac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Cognac 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 317.301 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.247 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.136 degrees. |