Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cox and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cox
- 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 Cox:
- 33.838908, -114.772742
- 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 Cox
- 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 Riverside County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- Since Cox is near San Bernardino County and also La Paz County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- eBird sighting report for La Paz 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 Cox ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Cox.
There is one other community in California which is also named Cox.
Beyond California, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Cox is located in Bibb County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<2> to the east of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Cox.
- Mobile County
- This Cox is located in Mobile County and lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km] to the east of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Cox.
- Arizona
- Florida
- Georgia
- Dodge County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cox [Dodge County].
- Glynn County
- This Cox is located in Glynn County and lies 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km]<2> to the east of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Cox.
- McIntosh County
- This Cox is located in McIntosh County and lies 1,929 miles [3,104.4 km] to the east of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Cox.
- Idaho
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Cox is located in Calvert County and lies 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cox that is located in Riverside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Cox.
- Charles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Cox [Charles County].
- Mississippi
- Forrest County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Cox [Forrest County].
- Jones County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Cox [Jones County].
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Cox.
- Vinton County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cox [Vinton County].
- South Carolina
- Newberry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cox [Newberry County].
- Williamsburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cox [Williamsburg County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cox ...
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.
- Big River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big River
- Big River is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big River <4>
- Inca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Rice ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Styx
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Cox 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 Cox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cox and extending to:
- Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could drive a straight line from Cox to Riverside, with an average speed<7>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 496 miles [798.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,111 miles [3,397.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 120 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,263 miles [13,298 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cox. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8389, Longitude: -114.7727 In this case, the coordinates for Cox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Cox 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Cox to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.368 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.639 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.655 degrees. |