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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 Cottonwood Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cottonwood Point 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 Cottonwood Point:
- 36.063961, -89.699247
- 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 Cottonwood Point
- 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 Pemiscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
- Since Cottonwood Point is near Dyer County and also Mississippi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi 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 Cottonwood Point
Communities Also Named Cottonwood Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Cottonwood Point.
Within Missouri, the name Cottonwood Point is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Cottonwood Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Livingston County
- This Cottonwood Point is located in Livingston County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cottonwood Point that is located in Pemiscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Cottonwood Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cottonwood Point ...
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.
- Blazer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blazer is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
- Braggadocio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Chic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chic is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chic
- Cooter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hall ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hall is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Heloise
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heloise is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heloise
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Indian Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Mound is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound
- Michell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Michell is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michell
- Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shade is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
- Stinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stinger is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinger
How Far From Cottonwood Point 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 Cottonwood Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cottonwood Point and extending to:
- Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Cottonwood Point to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cottonwood Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cottonwood Point 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 Cottonwood Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0640, Longitude: -89.6992 In this case, the coordinates for Cottonwood Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.625 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.889 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.983 degrees. |
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