|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coxs Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coxs Landing 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 Coxs Landing:
- 31.832377, -88.166957
- 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 Coxs Landing
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Coxs Landing is near Choctaw County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Coxs Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coxs Landing ...
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.
- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Christmas Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Christmas Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Landing
- Coffeeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville Ferry is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Ferry
- Coffeeville Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Landing
- Flatwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwood is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Gilbertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lou is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lou
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rock Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sellers Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Landing
- Woods Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Bluff is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Bluff
How Far From Coxs Landing 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 Coxs Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coxs Landing and extending to:
- Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coxs Landing to Grove Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,273 miles [8,486.1 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 from Point A (ie- Coxs Landing) 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 Coxs Landing 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 Coxs Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8324, Longitude: -88.1670 In this case, the coordinates for Coxs Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.371 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.86 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.171 degrees. |
|
|