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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 Coxheath, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coxheath and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Coxheath:
    • 32.087927, -87.910289
    • 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 Coxheath
  • 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 Marengo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
    • Since Coxheath is near Choctaw County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Coxheath

Communities Also Named Coxheath ...

We found one communities that are also named Coxheath.

Within Alabama, the name Coxheath is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Coxheath in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Coxheath lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coxheath that is located in Marengo County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coxheath ...

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.

  • Aimwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Aimwell is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
  • Campground
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Campground is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground
  • Clayhill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayhill is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhill
  • Gays Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gays Ferry is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Ferry
  • Geneva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Half Acre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Half Acre is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
    • Former names for Half Acre:
    • Hell's Half Acre
    • Luther's Store
  • Lotts Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lotts Ferry is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Ferry
  • Murphys Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphys Ferry is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Ferry
  • Sweet Water
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coxheath and extending to:

  • Linden, which is the Seat of Marengo County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coxheath to Linden, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,250 miles [8,449.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coxheath) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Coxheath 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 Coxheath. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0879, Longitude: -87.9103       In this case, the coordinates for Coxheath have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.238 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.742 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.023 degrees.