Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cospers Bend:
  • 33.277613, -86.431090
  • 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 Cospers Bend

• 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 Cospers Bend 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 Cospers Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cospers Bend ...

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.

• Chancellor Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chancellor Crossroads is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Crossroads
• Erratta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Erratta is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta
• Grove Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grove Park is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Harpersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harpersville is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpersville <1>
• Homestead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Homestead is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Indian Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
• Indian Shoals
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Shoals is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shoals
• Minor Terrace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
• Mount Sharon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Sharon is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sharon
• Valentine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Valentine is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

How Far From Cospers Bend 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 Cospers Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cospers Bend and extending to:

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cospers Bend to Talladega, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• 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 651 miles [1,047.7 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 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'