Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Copeland Gap:
  • 34.104263, -86.099975
  • 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 Copeland Gap

• 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
  • Since Copeland Gap is near Marshall County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Copeland Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Copeland Gap ...

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.

• Cave Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Egypt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Happy Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Happy Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
• Littleton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Littleton is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Maryville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maryville is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
• Mays
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mays is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
• Noble Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rockledge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rockledge is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

How Far From Copeland Gap 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 Copeland Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Copeland Gap to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 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 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'