Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cochran Landing

• 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 Cochran Landing:
  • 32.047369, -87.261379
  • 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 Cochran Landing

• 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
  • Since Cochran Landing is near Dallas County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Cochran Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cochran Landing ...

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.

• Coal Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
• Crumptonia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
• Dry Forks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dry Forks is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Forks
• Halls Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• Holly Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Ferry is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ferry
• Nellie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nellie is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
• Pebble Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pebble Hill is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
• Pinebelt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinebelt is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebelt
• Prairie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
  • Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
  • Dale
  • Daletown
• Rockwest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
• Rosebud
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosebud is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Tasso
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tasso is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso

How Far From Cochran Landing 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 Cochran Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Cochran Landing to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,345 miles [11,820.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'