Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cooktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooktown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cooktown
- 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 Cooktown:
- 31.207126, -84.560192
- 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 Cooktown
- 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 Miller County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Miller County
- Since Cooktown is near Baker County and also Early County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baker County
- eBird sighting report for Early 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 Cooktown ...
We found six communities that share the name Cooktown.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Cooktown.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooktown ...
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.
- Anna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Branchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Mitchell County
- Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Early County
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Early County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Greenwood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Hopeful
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Jeterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeterville
- Jeterville is located in Miller County
- Twilight ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Cooktown 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 Cooktown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooktown and extending to:
- Colquitt, which is the Seat of Miller County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cooktown to Colquitt, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the north (N). 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 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooktown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooktown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2071, Longitude: -84.5602 In this case, the coordinates for Cooktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Cooktown 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 312.216 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.279 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.93 degrees. |