Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coldwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coldwater and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coldwater
- 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 Coldwater:
- 31.434888, -86.423293
- 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 Coldwater
- 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 Covington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Covington County
- Since Coldwater is near Crenshaw County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Coldwater ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Coldwater.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Coldwater.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Cleburne County
- Talladega County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Neshoba County
- This Coldwater is located in Neshoba County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coldwater that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Coldwater.
- Tate County
- This Coldwater is located in Tate County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the northwest of the Coldwater that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Coldwater.
- Missouri
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Coldwater lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coldwater that is located in Covington County.
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Coldwater [Cannon County].
- Lincoln County
- This Coldwater is located in Lincoln County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the north of the Coldwater that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Coldwater.
- Texas
- Dallam County
- This Coldwater is located in Dallam County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coldwater that is located in Covington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallam County community of Coldwater.
- Sherman County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Sherman County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Coldwater.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coldwater ...
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.
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Covington County
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Dunns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Covington County
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Searight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Coldwater 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 Coldwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coldwater and extending to:
- Andalusia, which is the Seat of Covington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coldwater to Andalusia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,333 miles [11,801.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coldwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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- Coldwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coldwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4349, Longitude: -86.4233 In this case, the coordinates for Coldwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Coldwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Coldwater 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. |
| <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 Coldwater 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 313.307 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.573 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.575 degrees. |