Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cooktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooktown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cooktown
- 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 Cooktown:
- 36.063728, -82.157069
- 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 Cooktown
- 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 Mitchell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Since Cooktown is near Carter County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- eBird sighting report for Avery 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 Cooktown ...
We found six communities that share the name Cooktown.
Within North Carolina, the name Cooktown is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Miller County
- This Cooktown is located in Miller County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cooktown that is located in Mitchell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Cooktown.
- Wilkinson County
- This Cooktown is located in Wilkinson County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the south southwest of the Cooktown that is located in Mitchell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Cooktown.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooktown ...
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.
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Cove Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Cove Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Greene Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cove
- Greene Cove is located in Mitchell County
- Hawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Honeycutt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Loafers Glory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loafers Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Glory
- Loafers Glory is located in Mitchell County
- Peppers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Toecane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Cooktown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cooktown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooktown and extending to:
- Bakersville, which is the Seat of Mitchell County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cooktown to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooktown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.org/
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 '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- Cooktown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0637, Longitude: -82.1571 In this case, the coordinates for Cooktown 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Cooktown 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 310.993 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.558 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.782 degrees. |