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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 Cooktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooktown 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 Cooktown:
- 32.636546, -83.133208
- 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 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 Wilkinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
- Since Cooktown is near Laurens County and also Bleckley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bleckley 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 Cooktown
Communities Also Named Cooktown ...
We found six communities that are also named Cooktown.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Cooktown.
Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Miller County
- This Cooktown is located in Miller County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cooktown that is located in Wilkinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Cooktown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Barren County
- This Cooktown is located in Barren County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cooktown that is located in Wilkinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Cooktown.
- Louisiana
- Lincoln Parish
- This Cooktown is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the west of the Cooktown that is located in Wilkinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of Cooktown.
- North Carolina
- Mitchell County
- This Cooktown is located in Mitchell County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cooktown that is located in Wilkinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Cooktown.
- Tennessee
- Fentress County
- This Cooktown is located in Fentress County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cooktown that is located in Wilkinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fentress County community of Cooktown.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Cooktown is located in Fairfax County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cooktown that is located in Wilkinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Cooktown.
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.
- Balls Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Balls Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- District Path
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- District Path is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for District Path
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgars
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edgars is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
- Five Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Holly Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Hills is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Springhaven ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springhaven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
- Tuckers Crossroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
How Far From Cooktown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:
- Irwinton, which is the Seat of Wilkinson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cooktown to Irwinton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6365, Longitude: -83.1332 In this case, the coordinates for Cooktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.48 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.629 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.077 degrees. |
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