Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Copeland Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Copeland Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Copeland Crossing

• 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 Copeland Crossing:
  • 34.867022, -85.081338
  • 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 Copeland Crossing

• 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 Catoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
  • Since Copeland Crossing is near Whitfield County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Copeland Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Copeland Crossing ...

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.

• Crow ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crow is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
• Greenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Keith
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Keith is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Love Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Love Hill is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Poplar Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Rocky Face
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Face is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Face
  • Estimated population in 2019: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Face <1>
• Scenic Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Shookville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shookville is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookville
• Stone Church
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stone Church is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
• Sugartown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sugartown is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
• Trickum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Trickum is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
• Tunnel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tunnel Hill is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunnel Hill <1>

How Far From Copeland Crossing 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 Copeland Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Copeland Crossing and extending to:

• Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Copeland Crossing to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'