Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 River:
  • 32.647909, -86.369696
  • 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 River

• 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Since Coosa River is near Autauga County and also Chilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton 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 River

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coosa River ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cold Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Five Points
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Knights Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Knights Ferry is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Ferry
• Lightwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
• Mountain Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
• Nobles Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nobles Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Ferry
• Oak Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pine Level
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Level is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
• Quail Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Quail Run is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Riddle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Riddle is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Robinson Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
• Stoney Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoney Point is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point

How Far From Coosa River to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 River to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coosa River to Wetumpka, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'