Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Landing:
  • 31.996546, -91.609845
  • 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 Landing

• 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 Franklin Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin Parish
  • Since Cut Off Landing is near Catahoula Parish and also Tensas Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catahoula Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas 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 Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cut Off Landing ...

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.

• Big A Plenty Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Big A Plenty Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big A Plenty Landing
• Cooters Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooters Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooters Landing
• Craig Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Craig Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Landing
• Dickey Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dickey Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Landing
• Dixie Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Landing
• Elam
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
• Gilbert
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
• Griffin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Griffin is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Harris Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harris Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
• Holly Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Peck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Peck is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
• Stones Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stones Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Landing

How Far From Cut Off Landing 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 Cut Off Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cut Off Landing and extending to:

• Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cut Off Landing to Winnsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,540 miles [12,134.5 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>'