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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 Coosa Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coosa Court 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 Coosa Court:
- 33.279280, -86.345533
- 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 Coosa Court
- 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Since Coosa Court is near Shelby County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Coosa Court
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coosa Court ...
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.
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chancellor Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Erratta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Erratta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glovers Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glovers Ferry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grove Park is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Harpersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Minor Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
- Mount Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sharon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sharon
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Papertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Papertown is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papertown
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Risers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Risers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risers
How Far From Coosa Court 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 Coosa Court to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coosa Court and extending to:
- Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coosa Court to Talladega, with an average speed<3> 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Coosa Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Coosa Court 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 Coosa Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2793, Longitude: -86.3455 In this case, the coordinates for Coosa Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.388 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.921 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.166 degrees. |
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