Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cottbus:
  • 36.649189, -91.848225
  • 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 Cottbus

• 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 Howell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howell County
  • Since Cottbus is near Oregon County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oregon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Cottbus

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottbus ...

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.

• Brandsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brandsville is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Carson ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carson is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• China
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • China is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
• Cornertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cornertown
  • From Cottbus to Cornertown
• Egypt Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Egypt Grove is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Grove
• Frankville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankville is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
• Fruitville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fruitville is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
• Globe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Globe is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Homeland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Homeland is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
• Hunter Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hunter Crossing is located in Oregon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
• Moody
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moody is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Pottersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pottersville is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cottbus and extending to:

• West Plains, which is the Seat of Howell County, lies just to the North.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Cottbus to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,210 miles [8,384.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'