Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coosada:
  • 32.497950, -86.332006
  • 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 Coosada

• 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 Coosada is near Autauga County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Coosada

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coosada ...

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.

• Eastern Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flatwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flatwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Garden Square
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
• Great Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Great Oaks is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
• Hughes Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hughes Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Ferry
• Kingswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Open Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Open Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Acres
• Overlook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Overlook is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Prattville Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Prattville Junction
  • From Coosada to Prattville Junction
• Robinson Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
• Rose Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rose Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Scenic Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills

How Far From Coosada 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 town such as Coosada to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Coosada to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,161 miles [8,305.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'