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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 South Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Cove 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 South Cove:
    • 36.090785, -114.098060
    • 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 South 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 Mohave County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mohave County
    • Since South Cove is near Clark County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 South Cove

Communities Also Named South Cove ...

We found three communities that are also named South Cove.

Within Arizona, the name South Cove is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This South Cove is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,939 miles [3,120.5 km]<1> to the east of the South Cove that is located in Mohave County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of South Cove.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This South Cove lies 2,798 miles [4,502.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Cove that is located in Mohave County.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This South Cove is located in Oconee County and lies 1,747 miles [2,811.5 km]<1> to the east of the South Cove that is located in Mohave County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of South Cove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.

  • Copper City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Copper City is located in Clark County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Cyclopic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cyclopic is located in Mohave County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclopic
  • Echo Bay
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Echo Bay is located in Clark County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Bay
  • Gold Basin ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Meadview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Mohave County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove

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

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

  • Kingman, which is the Seat of Mohave County, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from South Cove to Kingman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 215 miles [346 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 80 days and walking would take 115 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,107 miles [13,047 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- South Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 South Cove 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 South Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0908, Longitude: -114.0981    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.145 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.549 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.254 degrees.