Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Little Cypress, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Cypress and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little 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 Little Cypress:
- 30.164653, -93.756000
- 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 Little 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Little Cypress is near Calcasieu Parish and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- 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 Little Cypress ...
We found one communities that share the name Little Cypress.
Within Texas, the name Little Cypress is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Little Cypress in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Marshall County
- This Little Cypress is located in Marshall County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Little Cypress that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Little Cypress.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little 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.
- Bland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Echo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Francis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Gratis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hartburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lemonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
- Lemonville is located in Orange County
- Mauriceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauriceville
- Mauriceville is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauriceville <3>
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <3>
- Stark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Little Cypress to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Little Cypress to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Cypress and extending to:
- Orange, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Little Cypress to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,719 miles [12,422.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,594 miles [9,002.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Cypress. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Cypress) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Cypress. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1647, Longitude: -93.7560 In this case, the coordinates for Little Cypress have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Little Cypress to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.62 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.426 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.651 degrees. |