Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cowpens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cowpens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cowpens
- 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 Cowpens:
- 33.035381, -85.823039
- 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 Cowpens
- 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 Tallapoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
- Since Cowpens is near Clay County and also Coosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Coosa 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 Cowpens ...
We found two communities that share the name Cowpens.
Within Alabama, the name Cowpens is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cowpens ...
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.
- Eagle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Eagle Creek is located in Tallapoosa County
- Emuckfaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Fuller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Goldville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Griffin Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ferry
- Griffin Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
- Hamlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Indian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Matilda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Matilda Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matilda Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda Ferry
- Matilda Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
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- New Site
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Parish Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parish Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Hills
- Parish Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
- Sessions
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Sunny Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Level
- Sunny Level is located in Tallapoosa County
- New Site
How Far From Cowpens 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 Cowpens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cowpens and extending to:
- Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cowpens to Dadeville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cowpens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cowpens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cowpens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cowpens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0354, Longitude: -85.8230 |
| <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 Cowpens 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 313.063 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.512 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.013 degrees. |