Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cobb Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cobb Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cobb Town
- 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 Town:
- 35.720158, -77.601084
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cobb Town
- 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- Since Cobb Town is near Pitt County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- eBird sighting report for Wilson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cobb Town ...
We found one communities that share the name Cobb Town.
Within North Carolina, the name Cobb Town is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Cobb Town in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cobb Town ...
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.
- Bruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Pitt County
- Crisp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Falkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Fountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
- Hollands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Kings Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
- Kings Crossroads is located in Pitt County
- Penny Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Hill
- Penny Hill is located in Pitt County
- Pinetops
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetops
- Pinetops is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetops <3>
- Sharp Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Point
- Sharp Point is located in Edgecombe County
How Far From Cobb Town 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 Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cobb Town and extending to:
- Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cobb Town to Tarboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the west (W). 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 221 miles [355.7 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,749 miles [10,861.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cobb Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Cobb Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cobb Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7202, Longitude: -77.6011 In this case, the coordinates for Cobb Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Cobb Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.365 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.499 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.095 degrees. |