Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cox 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 Cox Gap:
  • 34.112596, -86.073585
  • 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 Cox 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 Cox Gap is near DeKalb County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Cox Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cox 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 south)
  • Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Crudup
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crudup is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
• Duck Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
• Egypt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Happy Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Happy Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
• Happy Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Happy Hollow is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
• Liberty Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Littleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Littleton is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
• Maryville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Maryville is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Noble Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
  • Pleasant Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pulltight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pulltight is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
  • Rockledge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockledge is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
  • Scenic Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
  • Shady Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Shady Grove is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

How Far From Cox 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 Cox 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 Cox Gap and extending to:

• Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Cox 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 600 miles [965.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'