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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 Coxs Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coxs Crossing 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 Coxs Crossing:
- 33.646220, -84.390759
- 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 Coxs 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Coxs Crossing is near Fulton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Coxs Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coxs 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.
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gilbert Gardens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Manor Ridge Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Manor Ridge Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge Park
- Millrun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millrun is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain View Plaza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Plaza
- Orchard Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orchard Knob is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Rock Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Spring is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rosedale Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Heights is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
- Springview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springview is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Sweetbriar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Woodland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Coxs 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 Coxs 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 Coxs Crossing and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Coxs Crossing to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coxs Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Coxs Crossing 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 Coxs Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6462, Longitude: -84.3908 In this case, the coordinates for Coxs Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.251 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.66 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.313 degrees. |
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