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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 Cox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cox 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 Cox:
- 32.854848, -86.883322
- 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
- 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Since Cox is near Chilton County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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
Communities Also Named Cox ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Cox.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Cox.
Beyond Alabama, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Mobile County
- This Cox is located in Mobile County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cox that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Cox.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Cox.
- California
- Riverside County
- This Cox is located in Riverside County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the west of the Cox that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Cox.
- Sierra County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Sierra County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Cox.
- Florida
- Calhoun County
- This Cox is located in Calhoun County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cox that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Cox.
- Georgia
- Dodge 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 Cox [Dodge County].
- Glynn County
- This Cox is located in Glynn County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cox that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Cox.
- McIntosh County
- This Cox is located in McIntosh County and lies 325 miles [523 km] to the east southeast of the Cox that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Cox.
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- This Cox is located in Bingham County and lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cox that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Cox.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Cox is located in Calvert County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cox that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Cox.
- Charles 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 Maryland community of Cox [Charles County].
- Mississippi
- Forrest 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 Mississippi community of Cox [Forrest County].
- Jones County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Cox [Jones County].
- Missouri
- Macon County
- This Cox is located in Macon County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cox that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Cox.
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Cox.
- Vinton County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cox [Vinton County].
- South Carolina
- Newberry 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 South Carolina community of Cox [Newberry County].
- Williamsburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cox [Williamsburg County].
- Tennessee
- Sevier 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 Tennessee community of Cox [Sevier County].
- Texas
- Upshur County
- This Cox is located in Upshur County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the west of the Cox that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Cox.
- Virginia
- Lee 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 Virginia community of Cox [Lee County].
- Wisconsin
- Chippewa 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 Wisconsin community of Cox [Chippewa County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cox ...
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.
- Active
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Maplesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Maud
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maud is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- New Convert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Convert is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Convert
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Poseys Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poseys Crossroads is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseys Crossroads
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Sand Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sand Mountain is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Mountain
- Tabernacle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tucker
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
How Far From Cox to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cox and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cox to Centreville, with an average speed<5> 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,170 miles [8,320.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Cox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cox, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cox 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cox 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 Cox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8548, Longitude: -86.8833 In this case, the coordinates for Cox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.682 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.202 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.468 degrees. |
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