Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cypress, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cypress and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cypress
- 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:
- 32.322373, -92.249861
- 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 Cypress
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
- Since Cypress is near Caldwell Parish and also Jackson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell Parish
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cypress ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Cypress.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Cypress.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Ashley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cypress [Ashley County].
- Poinsett County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cypress [Poinsett County].
- California
- Delaware
- Florida
- Broward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Cypress [Broward County].
- Jackson County
- This Cypress is located in Jackson County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cypress that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Cypress.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Cypress [Knox County].
- Vanderburgh County
- This Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cypress that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vanderburgh County community of Cypress.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Daviess County
- This Cypress is located in Daviess County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the north of the Cypress that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Cypress.
- Scott County
- Although located in Scott County, we don't know the location within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Cypress.
- Montana
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Crockett County
- This Cypress is located in Crockett County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cypress that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Cypress.
- McNairy County
- This Cypress is located in McNairy County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km] to the northeast of the Cypress that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Cypress.
- Texas
- Franklin County
- This Cypress is located in Franklin County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cypress that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Cypress.
- Harris County
- This Cypress is located in Harris County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the southwest of the Cypress that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Cypress.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypress ...
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.
- Corey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Hickory Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Springs
- Hickory Springs is located in Jackson Parish
- Logtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Luna
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Mineral Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ouachita Parish
- Sunnybrook Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Ouachita Parish
- Vixen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Wood Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Junction
- Wood Junction is located in Jackson Parish
How Far From Cypress 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cypress and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cypress to Monroe, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 965 miles [1,553 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,552 miles [12,153.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,428 miles [8,735.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cypress. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ouachita Parish: www.oppj.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cypress) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cypress. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3224, Longitude: -92.2499 In this case, the coordinates for Cypress have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cypress could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Cypress, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.931 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.904 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.746 degrees. |