Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cumnock:
  • 30.951848, -90.179811
  • 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 Cumnock

• 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 Washington Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington Parish
  • Since Cumnock is near Walthall County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walthall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County

• 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 Cumnock

Communities Also Named Cumnock ...

We found two communities that are also named Cumnock.

Within Louisiana, the name Cumnock is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Lee County
    • This Cumnock is located in Lee County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cumnock that is located in Washington Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Cumnock.
  • Ontario
    • This Cumnock lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cumnock that is located in Washington Parish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cumnock ...

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.

• Emerald
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Emerald is located in Pike County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
• Flowers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Flowers is located in Walthall County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
• Jenkins
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jenkins is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• Popeville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
• Porters Curve
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Porters Curve is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Curve
• Progress
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Progress is located in Pike County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Rushing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rushing is located in Walthall County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
• Stoney Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Sunny Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Cumnock once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cumnock and extending to:

• Franklinton, which is the Seat of Washington Parish, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cumnock to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,525 miles [12,110.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,402 miles [8,693.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'