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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 Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cove 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 Cove:
    • 36.565278, -109.217879
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on 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 Apache County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Apache County
    • Since Cove is near San Juan County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for San Juan 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Cove ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Cove.

Within Arizona, the name Cove is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Polk County
      • This Cove is located in Polk County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Cove.
    • Florida
      • Bay County
      • This Cove is located in Bay County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Cove.
      • Broward County
      • This Cove is located in Broward County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km] to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Cove.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Cove is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km] to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cove.
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Cove [Garrett County].
    • Minnesota
      • Mille Lacs County
      • This Cove is located in Mille Lacs County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mille Lacs County community of Cove.
    • Missouri
      • McDonald County
      • This Cove is located in McDonald County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Cove.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cove [Craven County].
      • Haywood County
      • This Cove is located in Haywood County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Cove.
    • Ohio
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cove [Jackson County].
    • Oregon
      • Union County
      • This Cove is located in Union County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cove.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Huntingdon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cove [Huntingdon County].
      • Perry County
      • This Cove is located in Perry County and lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Cove.
    • Texas
      • Chambers County
      • This Cove is located in Chambers County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Cove.
      • Orange County
      • This Cove is located in Orange County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the east southeast of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Cove.
    • Utah
      • Cache County
      • This Cove is located in Cache County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Cove.
      • Sevier County
      • This Cove is located in Sevier County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the northwest of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Cove.
    • Virginia
      • Halifax County
      • This Cove is located in Halifax County and lies 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Cove.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Cove is located in King County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cove that is located in Apache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Cove.
    • West Virginia
      • Hancock County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Cove [Hancock County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

  • Horse Mesa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Mesa
    • Horse Mesa is located in Apache County
  • Many Farms
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rattlesnake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake
    • Rattlesnake is located in San Juan County (NM)
  • Red Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in Apache County
  • Red Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
    • Red Valley is located in Apache County
  • Rock Point
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Twin Falls
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Falls
    • Twin Falls is located in Apache County
  • Wheatfields
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfields
    • Wheatfields is located in Apache County

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

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

  • Saint Johns, which is the Seat of Apache County, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Cove to Saint Johns, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,945 miles [12,786.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Apache County: www.co.apache.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5653, Longitude: -109.2179       In this case, the coordinates for Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Cove 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Cove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.381 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.088 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.529 degrees.









 

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