Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cool Coosa

• 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 Cool Coosa:
  • 31.710720, -91.462618
  • 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 Cool Coosa

• 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 Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
  • Since Cool Coosa is near Tensas Parish and also Catahoula Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catahoula 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 Cool Coosa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cool Coosa ...

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.

• Anna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Anna is located in Adams County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
• Bullitt Bayou
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Highland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Hunter Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hunter Landing is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Landing
• Lee Bayou
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee Bayou is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bayou
• Mayhew Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayhew Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew Landing
• OK Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • OK Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for OK Landing
• Olympic Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Olympic Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Landing
• Pine Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Adams County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Red Gum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Gum is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gum
• Waterproof
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <1>
• Wildwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Young Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Young Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Landing

How Far From Cool Coosa 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 Cool Coosa to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cool Coosa and extending to:

• Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cool Coosa to Vidalia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 950 miles [1,528.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,547 miles [12,145.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,422 miles [8,725.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'