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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cobbtown
- 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:
- 32.280582, -82.138875
- 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 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 Tattnall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tattnall County
- Since Cobbtown is near Candler County and also Toombs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Candler County
- eBird sighting report for Toombs 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 Cobbtown ...
We found three communities that share the name Cobbtown.
Within Georgia, the name Cobbtown is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Missouri
- New York
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.
- Canoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Elton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Toombs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lyons
- From Cobbtown to Lyons
- Normantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Normantown is located in Toombs County
- Parish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Ponderosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Santa Claus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Shamrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Stillmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
- Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <4>
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Cobbtown 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 city 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:
- Reidsville, which is the Seat of Tattnall County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cobbtown to Reidsville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 539 miles [867.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cobbtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tattnall County: www.tattnall.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 from Point A (ie- Cobbtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cobbtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2806, Longitude: -82.1389 |
| <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> | 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 Cobbtown 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 310.903 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.914 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.798 degrees. |