Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cox Store:
  • 35.275117, -82.035109
  • 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 Cox Store

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Cox Store is near Rutherford County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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 Cox Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cox Store ...

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.

• Danieltown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Danieltown is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danieltown
• Frog Level
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Frog Level is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
• Green Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Creek is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
• Hickory Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Holly Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Little Africa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Little Africa is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Africa
• Pea Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Sandy Plains
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Plains is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
• Sandy Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cox Store and extending to:

• Columbus, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cox Store to Columbus, 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'