Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coosada Old Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coosada Old Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coosada Old Town
- 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 Coosada Old Town:
- 30.633525, -85.899935
- 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 Coosada Old Town
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Coosada Old Town is near Walton County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walton County
- eBird sighting report for Holmes 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coosada Old Town ...
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.
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Argyle is located in Walton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <1>
- Bounds Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bounds Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossing
- Bounds Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Bunker Donation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Donation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Donation
- Bunker Donation is located in Washington County
- Caryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
- Caryville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caryville <1>
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Live Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Red Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Redbay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Rock Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Coosada Old Town 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 Coosada Old Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Coosada Old Town once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Coosada Old Town and extending to:
- Chipley, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coosada Old Town to Chipley, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,225 miles [8,408.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washington County: www.washingtonfl.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Coosada Old Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coosada Old Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coosada Old Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6335, Longitude: -85.8999 In this case, the coordinates for Coosada Old Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Coosada Old Town 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 312.94 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.038 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.537 degrees. |