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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 Cowpens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cowpens 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 Cowpens:
- 33.035381, -85.823039
- 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 Cowpens
- 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 Tallapoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
- Since Cowpens is near Clay County and also Coosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa 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 Cowpens
Communities Also Named Cowpens ...
We found two communities that are also named Cowpens.
Within Alabama, the name Cowpens is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cowpens [Monroe County].
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cowpens that is located in Tallapoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Cowpens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cowpens ...
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.
- Eagle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Creek is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Emuckfaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Fuller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Goldville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ferry
- Hamlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Indian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Matilda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Matilda Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matilda Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda Ferry
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- New Site
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parish Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parish Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Hills
- Sessions
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sessions is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions
- Sunny Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Level is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Level
How Far From Cowpens 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 Cowpens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cowpens and extending to:
- Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cowpens to Dadeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,533 miles [10,513.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cowpens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cowpens) 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 Cowpens 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 Cowpens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0354, Longitude: -85.8230 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.063 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.512 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.013 degrees. |
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