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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 Cordova, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cordova 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 Cordova:
- 41.677365, -90.321525
- 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 Cordova
- 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 Rock Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Since Cordova is near Scott County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Cordova
Communities Also Named Cordova ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Cordova.
Within Illinois, the name Cordova is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Cordova is located in Walker County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Cordova.
- Alaska
- This Cordova lies 2,627 miles [4,227.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- California
- Sacramento County
- This Cordova is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the west of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Cordova.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Cordova is located in Clayton County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Cordova.
- Colquitt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cordova [Colquitt County].
- Iowa
- Marion County
- This Cordova is located in Marion County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the west of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Cordova.
- Kentucky
- Grant County
- This Cordova is located in Grant County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Cordova.
- Manitoba
- This Cordova lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Cordova is located in Talbot County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the east of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Cordova.
- Minnesota
- Le Sueur County
- This Cordova is located in Le Sueur County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Sueur County community of Cordova.
- Montana
- Teton County
- This Cordova is located in Teton County and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Cordova.
- Nebraska
- Seward County
- This Cordova is located in Seward County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Cordova.
- New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- This Cordova is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Cordova.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Cordova is located in Chautauqua County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Cordova.
- North Carolina
- Richmond County
- This Cordova is located in Richmond County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Cordova.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Cordova.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Cordova is located in Orangeburg County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Cordova.
- Tennessee
- Shelby County
- This Cordova is located in Shelby County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the south of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Cordova.
- Virginia
- Culpeper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Cordova [Culpeper County].
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Cordova is located in Greenbrier County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cordova that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Cordova.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cordova ...
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.
- Carbon Cliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Erie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garden Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Great Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Great Oaks is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Green River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Hickory Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Long Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mount Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Joy is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Panorama Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Rapids City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Beach is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
How Far From Cordova 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 village such as Cordova to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cordova and extending to:
- Rock Island, which is the Seat of Rock Island County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cordova to Rock Island, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cordova) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Cordova could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cordova 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 Cordova. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6774, Longitude: -90.3215 In this case, the coordinates for Cordova have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.234 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.358 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.962 degrees. |
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