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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Walthall County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cumnock ...
We found two communities that share the name Cumnock.
Within Louisiana, the name Cumnock is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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
- 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) - Flowers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Jenkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Porters Curve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Curve
- Porters Curve is located in Washington Parish
- Progress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Rushing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Stoney Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Sunny Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
How Far From Cumnock 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 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<3> 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,402 miles [8,693.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cumnock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cumnock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9518, Longitude: -90.1798 In this case, the coordinates for Cumnock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cumnock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cumnock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.50 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.054 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.111 degrees. |