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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 Cochran Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cochran Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Springs:
- 33.842540, -86.018335
- 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 Springs
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Cochran Springs is near Etowah County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cochran Springs ...
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.
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Clark ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Crystal Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crystal Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Duke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Duke is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Francis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Francis is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Francis Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Francis Ferry is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Ferry
- Gilberts Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilberts Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Ferry
- Greensport Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greensport Ferry is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensport Ferry
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Listers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Listers Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listers Ferry
- Oak Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Peek's Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peek's Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek's Hill
- Pilgrims Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ten Islands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ten Islands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Islands
How Far From Cochran Springs 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 Springs 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 Springs and extending to:
- Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cochran Springs to Anniston, with an average speed<2> 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cochran Springs) 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 Cochran Springs 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 Cochran Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8425, Longitude: -86.0183 In this case, the coordinates for Cochran Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.225 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.811 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.911 degrees. |
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