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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Cozart:
    • 36.100145, -78.779728
    • 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 Cozart
  • 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 Granville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Granville County
    • Since Cozart is near Durham County and also Wake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Durham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wake 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 Cozart

Communities Also Named Cozart ...

We found one communities that are also named Cozart.

Within North Carolina, the name Cozart is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Cozart in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Taylor County
      • This Cozart is located in Taylor County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the west of the Cozart that is located in Granville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Cozart.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cozart ...

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.

  • Bahama
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Glen Forest is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
  • Joyland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Joyland is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyland
  • Knap of Reeds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
  • Lyons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Mount Energy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Energy is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Orange Factory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Orange Factory is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Factory
  • Rocky Knoll
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Knoll is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll
  • Sandy Plain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Plain is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plain
  • Shoofly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Shoofly is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoofly
  • Stem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stem is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Weaver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Weaver is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

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

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

  • Oxford, which is the Seat of Granville County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cozart to Oxford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cozart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cozart to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cozart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1001, Longitude: -78.7797       In this case, the coordinates for Cozart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.025 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.31 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.423 degrees.