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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 Cotton Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cotton Hill 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 Cotton Hill:
- 31.730998, -84.966870
- 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 Cotton Hill
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Cotton Hill is near Quitman County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Cotton Hill
Communities Also Named Cotton Hill ...
We found four communities that are also named Cotton Hill.
Within Georgia, the name Cotton Hill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cotton Hill that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Cotton Hill.
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cotton Hill that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Cotton Hill.
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cotton Hill that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Cotton Hill.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cotton Hill that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Cotton Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cotton Hill ...
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.
- Bass Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Store is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Store
- Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crossroads is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Days Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Days Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
- Hatcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Jones Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Pecan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pecan is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Springvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale Station is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale Station
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Cotton Hill 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 Cotton Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cotton Hill and extending to:
- Fort Gaines, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cotton Hill to Fort Gaines, with an average speed<2> 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 143 miles [230.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Cotton Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cotton Hill 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 Cotton Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7310, Longitude: -84.9669 In this case, the coordinates for Cotton Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.483 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.661 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.968 degrees. |
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