Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Copeland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copeland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Copeland
- 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:
- 31.560200, -88.419037
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Copeland
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Copeland is near Wayne County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Copeland ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Copeland.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Copeland.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Dodge County
- This Copeland is located in Dodge County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the east of the Copeland that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Copeland.
- Harris County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Copeland [Harris County].
- Telfair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Copeland [Telfair County].
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Gray County
- This Copeland is located in Gray County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Copeland that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Copeland.
- Thomas County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Thomas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Copeland.
- Maryland
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Surry County
- This Copeland is located in Surry County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the northeast of the Copeland that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Copeland.
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Copeland [Wayne County].
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Copeland lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Copeland that is located in Washington County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Copeland.
- Smith County
- This Copeland is located in Smith County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west of the Copeland that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Copeland.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Copeland ...
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.
- Buckatunna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckatunna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckatunna
- Buckatunna is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckatunna <5>
- Carpenter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Washington County
- Healing Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jordan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Lucas Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Ferry
- Lucas Ferry is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Robinsons Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Yellow Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
How Far From Copeland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Copeland and extending to:
- Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Copeland to Chatom, with an average speed<6> 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,419 miles [11,939.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,296 miles [8,523.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Copeland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Copeland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Copeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5602, Longitude: -88.4190 In this case, the coordinates for Copeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Copeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Copeland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Copeland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.498 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.97 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.319 degrees. |