Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cooterville:
  • 32.274324, -93.486564
  • 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 Cooterville

• 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 Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
  • Since Cooterville is near Caddo Parish and also Red River Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River 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 Cooterville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooterville ...

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.

• Bayou Pierre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bayou Pierre is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Pierre
• Cecile
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cecile is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecile
• Cross Roads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Roads is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Crosskeys
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crosskeys is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosskeys
• Elm Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm Grove is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Grove <1>
• High Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • High Island is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Island
• Howard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Howard is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Knot Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Knot Point is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knot Point
• Loggy Bayou
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Loggy Bayou is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loggy Bayou
• Magenta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Magenta is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
• Woodchuck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodchuck is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck

How Far From Cooterville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cooterville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cooterville to Benton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,607 miles [12,242.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'