Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cordova, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cordova and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cordova
- 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 Cordova:
- 33.760074, -87.183584
- 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 Cordova
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Cordova is near Jefferson County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Cordova ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Cordova.
Within Alabama, the name Cordova is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Cordova lies 3,163 miles [5,090.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cordova that is located in Walker County.
- California
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Cordova is located in Clayton County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east of the Cordova that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Cordova.
- Colquitt 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 Georgia community of Cordova [Colquitt County].
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Cordova lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cordova that is located in Walker County.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cordova ...
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.
- America
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- America is located in Walker County
- Barney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Walker County
- Dovertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Gobblers Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gobblers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Crossing
- Gobblers Crossing is located in Walker County
- Lynns Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynns Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Park
- Lynns Park is located in Walker County
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Walker County
- Red Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Rocky Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hollow
- Rocky Hollow is located in Walker County
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Standard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Union Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel
- Union Chapel is located in Walker County
How Far From Cordova 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 city such as Cordova to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cordova and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cordova to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cordova. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cordova) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cordova. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7601, Longitude: -87.1836 |
| <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 Cordova 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 county. 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> | 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. |
| <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 Cordova 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 313.921 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.604 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.399 degrees. |