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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 Cobbtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cobbtown 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 Cobbtown:
- 30.882963, -87.119691
- 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 Cobbtown
- 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 Santa Rosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
- Since Cobbtown is near Escambia County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 Cobbtown
Communities Also Named Cobbtown ...
We found three communities that are also named Cobbtown.
Within Florida, the name Cobbtown is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Tattnall County
- This Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cobbtown that is located in Santa Rosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tattnall County community of Cobbtown.
- Missouri
- Montgomery County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Montgomery County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cobbtown.
- New York
- Jefferson County
- This Cobbtown is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cobbtown that is located in Santa Rosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cobbtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cobbtown ...
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.
- Century
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
- Mineral Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Oyster Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oyster Lodge is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Lodge
- Pine Barren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Riverview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Sellersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sellersville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville
How Far From Cobbtown 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 Cobbtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cobbtown and extending to:
- Milton, which is the Seat of Santa Rosa County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cobbtown to Milton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,389 miles [11,891.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,269 miles [8,479.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Cobbtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Cobbtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cobbtown 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 Cobbtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8830, Longitude: -87.1197 In this case, the coordinates for Cobbtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.668 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.916 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.943 degrees. |
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