Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McCosh Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCosh Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McCosh Mill
- 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 McCosh Mill:
- 33.107899, -85.235777
- 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 McCosh Mill
- 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Since McCosh Mill is near Troup County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Troup County
- eBird sighting report for Randolph 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCosh Mill ...
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.
- Bacon Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bacon Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Level
- Bacon Level is located in Randolph County
- Covered Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covered Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
- Covered Bridge is located in Troup County (GA)
- Glenn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Glenn is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn <2>
- Indian Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bend
- Indian Bend is located in Troup County (GA)
- Lee Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Crossroads
- Lee Crossroads is located in Randolph County
- Lime
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Rock Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Standing Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Turkey Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
- Turkey Point is located in Troup County (GA)
How Far From McCosh Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McCosh Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of McCosh Mill once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in McCosh Mill and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McCosh Mill to LaFayette, 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chambers County: www.chamberscounty.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 McCosh Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- McCosh Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCosh Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1079, Longitude: -85.2358 In this case, the coordinates for McCosh Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 McCosh Mill 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 312.721 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.127 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.767 degrees. |