Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Cut-off Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cut-off Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cut-off Junction

• 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 Cut-off Junction:
  • 32.436265, -93.803791
  • 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 Cut-off Junction

• 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 Caddo Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
  • Since Cut-off Junction is near Bossier Parish and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto 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 Cut-off Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cut-off Junction ...

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.

• Cannon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cannon is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cynthia Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
• Five Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Forest Oak
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
• Hickory Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
• Holly Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• King Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
• Quail Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Silver Pine Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
• Steeple Chase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
• Summer Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove

How Far From Cut-off Junction 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 Cut-off Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cut-off Junction and extending to:

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Cut-off Junction to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,613 miles [12,251.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'