Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coosa:
  • 32.842387, -89.423875
  • 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 Coosa

• 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 Leake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leake County
  • Since Coosa is near Attala County and also Neshoba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Attala County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Neshoba 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 Coosa

Communities Also Named Coosa ...

We found one communities that are also named Coosa.

Within Mississippi, the name Coosa is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Coosa in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Floyd County
    • This Coosa is located in Floyd County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coosa that is located in Leake County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Coosa.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coosa ...

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.

• Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Center is located in Attala County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Crossroad
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroad is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
• Ebenezer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Edinburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edinburg is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
• Gray
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gray is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Harmony
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harmony is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Luther
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Luther is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
• Pearl Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pearl Hill is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Hill
• Redwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Redwater is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
• Sunrise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sunrise is located in Leake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coosa and extending to:

• Carthage, which is the Seat of Leake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coosa to Carthage, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,406 miles [11,918.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,282 miles [8,500.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'