Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cypremort Point:
  • 29.718543, -91.871787
  • 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 Cypremort Point

• 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 Saint Mary Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary Parish
  • Since Cypremort Point is near Iberia Parish and also Vermilion Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion 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 Cypremort Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypremort Point ...

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.

• Bonvillain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonvillain is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonvillain
• Boston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Boston is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Delaware
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Emma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Emma is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Florence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Four Corners
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Freetown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Freetown is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Henry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Home Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
• Ivanhoe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
• Lydia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lydia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lydia <1>
• Lyons
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyons is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Masters
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Masters is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
• United
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • United is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United

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

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Saint Mary Parish, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cypremort Point to Franklin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,657 miles [12,322.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'