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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 Cox Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cox Crossing 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 Cox Crossing:
- 32.291267, -92.875712
- 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 Cox 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 Bienville Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
- Since Cox Crossing is near Jackson Parish and also Winn Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Cox Crossing
Communities Also Named Cox Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Cox Crossing.
Within Louisiana, the name Cox Crossing is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Cox Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Cox Crossing is located in Pitt County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cox Crossing that is located in Bienville Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Cox Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cox 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.
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Danville is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- English
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunt is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Liberty Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lucky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- New Friendship
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockfield is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Shady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shady is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
How Far From Cox Crossing 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 Cox Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cox Crossing and extending to:
- Arcadia, which is the Seat of Bienville Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cox Crossing to Arcadia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 162 miles [260.7 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,456 miles [8,780.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cox 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 Cox 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 Cox Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2913, Longitude: -92.8757 In this case, the coordinates for Cox Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.325 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.36 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.014 degrees. |
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