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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Big Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Cove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Big Cove:
    • 34.667313, -86.488878
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Big Cove
  • 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Big Cove is near Morgan County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Big Cove

Communities Also Named Big Cove ...

We found one communities that are also named Big Cove.

Within Alabama, the name Big Cove is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Big Cove in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Cove ...

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.

  • Bravo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bravo is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Camelot is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cherrytree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherrytree is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
  • Chimney Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
  • Double Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Double Tree is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
  • Dug Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dug Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Fox Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox Run is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Huntsville Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
  • Meadow Trace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
  • Moontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Moontown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moontown
  • Sublett Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sublett Mill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Mill
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sugar Tree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
    • Sunset Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
    • Willow Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Bend is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
    • Willowbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Willowbrook is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

How Far From Big Cove 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 Big Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Big Cove and extending to:

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Big Cove to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Big Cove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6673, Longitude: -86.4889       In this case, the coordinates for Big Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.551 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.302 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.916 degrees.