Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Country Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Cove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Country Cove
- 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 Country Cove:
- 35.983470, -80.487280
- 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 Country Cove
- 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 Davie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davie County
- Since Country Cove is near Forsyth County and also Yadkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- eBird sighting report for Yadkin 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Cove ...
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.
- Advance
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Davie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <2>
- Bixby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Booetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Davie Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davie Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Gardens
- Davie Gardens is located in Davie County
- Elbaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Eureka Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mills
- Eureka Mills is located in Davidson County
- Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Davie County
- Hickory Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Davie County
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Maine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Mocksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Mocksville is located in Davie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <2>
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- Muddy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Rollingreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingreen
- Rollingreen is located in Forsyth County
- Shallow Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shallow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
- Shallow Ford is located in Yadkin County
- Valley Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks
- Valley Oaks is located in Davie County
- Muddy Creek
How Far From Country Cove 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 Country Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Country Cove and extending to:
- Mocksville, which is the Seat of Davie County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Country Cove to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Country Cove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Davie County: www.co.davie.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Country Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Country Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9835, Longitude: -80.4873 In this case, the coordinates for Country Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Country Cove 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 310.013 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.424 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.134 degrees. |