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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coss Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coss Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Coss Ferry:
- 34.747867, -87.246963
- 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 Coss Ferry
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Coss Ferry is near Lauderdale County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Coss Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coss Ferry ...
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.
- Brickhouse Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brickhouse Ford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse Ford
- Brides Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brides Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brides Hill
- Cave Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Egypt Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Egypt Ford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ford
- Elk Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elk Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shores
- Ferry Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Shores
- Flower Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flower Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Jerusalem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lambs Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lambs Ferry is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Ferry
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Paradise Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paradise Shores is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Shores
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Poplar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Poplar Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
- Red Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Terry Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Terry Heights is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
How Far From Coss Ferry 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 Coss Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coss Ferry and extending to:
- Moulton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Coss Ferry to Moulton, 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coss Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Coss Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coss Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7479, Longitude: -87.2470 In this case, the coordinates for Coss Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.018 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.852 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.212 degrees. |
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