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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 Cotton Plant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cotton Plant and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cotton Plant:
- 32.105991, -92.266251
- 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 Cotton Plant
- 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 Caldwell Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell Parish
- Since Cotton Plant is near Winn Parish and also Jackson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Cotton Plant
Communities Also Named Cotton Plant ...
We found four communities that are also named Cotton Plant.
Within Louisiana, the name Cotton Plant is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Woodruff County
- This Cotton Plant is located in Woodruff County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cotton Plant that is located in Caldwell Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Cotton Plant.
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Cotton Plant is located in Marion County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cotton Plant that is located in Caldwell Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Cotton Plant.
- Mississippi
- Tippah County
- This Cotton Plant is located in Tippah County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cotton Plant that is located in Caldwell Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Cotton Plant.
- Missouri
- Dunklin County
- This Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cotton Plant that is located in Caldwell Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Cotton Plant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cotton Plant ...
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.
- Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Cooper ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Hickory Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Springs is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Springs
- Hickory Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hill is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Kelly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pulpwood Spur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pulpwood Spur is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpwood Spur
- Vixen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
How Far From Cotton Plant to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cotton Plant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cotton Plant and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Caldwell Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cotton Plant to Columbia, with an average speed<3> 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 131 miles [210.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,563 miles [12,171.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,439 miles [8,753.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cotton Plant) 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 Cotton Plant 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 Cotton Plant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1060, Longitude: -92.2663 In this case, the coordinates for Cotton Plant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.918 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.861 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.785 degrees. |
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