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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 Cobb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cobb 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 Cobb:
- 36.990566, -87.779287
- 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 Cobb
- 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Since Cobb is near Trigg County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Cobb
Communities Also Named Cobb ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Cobb.
Within Kentucky, the name Cobb is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cobb [Shelby County].
- California
- Lake County
- This Cobb is located in Lake County and lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Cobb.
- Georgia
- Sumter County
- This Cobb is located in Sumter County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Cobb.
- Idaho
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Cobb [Washington County].
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- This Cobb is located in Vigo County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<2> to the north of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Cobb.
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Cobb is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Cobb.
- Missouri
- Saint Clair County
- This Cobb is located in Saint Clair County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Cobb.
- Stoddard County
- This Cobb is located in Stoddard County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Cobb.
- Montana
- Ravalli County
- This Cobb is located in Ravalli County and lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ravalli County community of Cobb.
- Nebraska
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Cobb [Lancaster County].
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Cobb is located in Suffolk County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Cobb.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Cobb lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- Oklahoma
- Bryan County
- This Cobb is located in Bryan County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Cobb.
- Oregon
- Umatilla County
- This Cobb is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,687 miles [2,715 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Cobb.
- Texas
- Kaufman County
- This Cobb is located in Kaufman County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Cobb.
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Cobb is located in Greenbrier County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Cobb.
- Wisconsin
- Iowa County
- This Cobb is located in Iowa County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cobb that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Cobb.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cobb ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Black Hawk is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Crowtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crowtown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowtown
- Era
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Era is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Gracey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeshore is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Otter Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Pond
- Pumpkin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Sinking Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sinking Fork is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Fork
How Far From Cobb to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cobb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cobb and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cobb to Princeton, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 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> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Cobb 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cobb) 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 Cobb 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 Cobb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9906, Longitude: -87.7793 In this case, the coordinates for Cobb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.452 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.663 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.927 degrees. |
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