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:
- 36.339788, -85.124126
- 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 Fentress County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fentress County
- Since Cooktown is near Overton County and also Pickett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Overton County
- eBird sighting report for Pickett 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 Tennessee, the name Cooktown is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, 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 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the south of the Cooktown that is located in Fentress 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 279 miles [449 km] to the south southeast of the Cooktown that is located in Fentress County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Cooktown.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- North Carolina
- 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.
- Allred
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Overton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <3>
- Boatland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hanging Limb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Limb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Little Crab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Rocky Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Overton County
- Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Vine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Ridge
- Vine Ridge is located in Overton County
How Far From Cooktown 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 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:
- Jamestown, which is the Seat of Fentress County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cooktown to Jamestown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 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 State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 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: 36.3398, Longitude: -85.1241 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> | 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 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 312.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.651 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.938 degrees. |