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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cypress Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cypress Point and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cypress Point:
- 32.540976, -92.041243
- 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 Cypress 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
- Since Cypress Point is near Richland Parish and also Union Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Cypress Point
Communities Also Named Cypress Point ...
We found four communities that are also named Cypress Point.
Within Louisiana, the name Cypress Point is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Cypress Point is located in Hillsborough County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cypress Point that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cypress Point.
- Putnam County
- This Cypress Point is located in Putnam County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the east southeast of the Cypress Point that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Cypress Point.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Cypress Point is located in Florence County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cypress Point that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Cypress Point.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Cypress Point is located in Harris County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cypress Point that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Cypress Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypress 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.
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Fish Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Forest Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Lakeshore
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeshore is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Lakeview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Leisure Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Magenta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Magenta is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Pecan Bayou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
- Spanish City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Treasure Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island
How Far From Cypress Point 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 Cypress Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cypress Point and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cypress Point to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 947 miles [1,524 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,408 miles [8,703.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cypress Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cypress Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cypress Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5410, Longitude: -92.0412 In this case, the coordinates for Cypress Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.823 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.807 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.626 degrees. |
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