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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 Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cox Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ferry:
    • 32.734863, -92.398754
    • 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 Ferry
  • 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 Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
    • Since Cox Ferry is near Lincoln Parish and also Ouachita Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita 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 Ferry

Communities Also Named Cox Ferry ...

We found two communities that are also named Cox Ferry.

Within Louisiana, the name Cox Ferry is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Randolph County
      • This Cox Ferry is located in Randolph County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cox Ferry that is located in Union Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Cox Ferry.
    • Virginia
      • Grayson County
      • This Cox Ferry is located in Grayson County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cox Ferry that is located in Union Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Cox Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cox Ferry ...

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.

  • Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Crossroads is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Downsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Eureka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Evergreen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Farmerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gills Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gills Ferry is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Ferry
  • Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Point is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • Quigley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Quigley is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley
  • Rock Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Corner is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Corner
  • Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane

How Far From Cox Ferry 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 Cox Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cox Ferry and extending to:

  • Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies just to the North.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cox Ferry to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 957 miles [1,540.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,539 miles [12,132.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,415 miles [8,714.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cox Ferry) 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 Ferry 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 Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7349, Longitude: -92.3988       In this case, the coordinates for Cox Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.069 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.12 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.747 degrees.