Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Maynard Cove

• 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 Maynard Cove:
  • 34.784319, -86.072827
  • 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 Maynard Cove

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Maynard Cove is near Marshall County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Maynard Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maynard Cove ...

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.

• Berrys ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Berrys is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
• Blackankle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackankle is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blackankle
  • From Maynard Cove to Blackankle
• Hytop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hytop is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
• Kyles
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kyles is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kyles
  • From Maynard Cove to Kyles
• Little Nashville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Little Nashville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nashville
• Martintown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Martintown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
• Mud Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
• Narrows ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Narrows is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
• Pikeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikeville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
• Pleasant Groves
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Skyline
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Skyline is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Maynard Cove and extending to:

• Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Maynard Cove to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'