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 Cosby:
35.815526, -83.247851
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.
We found two communities that share the name Cosby.
Within Tennessee, the name Cosby is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Missouri
Andrew County
This Cosby is located in Andrew County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cosby that is located in Cocke County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Andrew County community of Cosby.
South Carolina
Jasper County
This Cosby is located in Jasper County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cosby that is located in Cocke County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Cosby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cosby ...
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.
Birdsville ‑ Historic (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Cosby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cosby and extending to:
Newport, which is the Seat of Cocke County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cosby to Newport, with an average speed<3> 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.
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the west (W). 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 12 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cosby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cosby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8155, Longitude: -83.2479
<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 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 Cosby to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.638 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.263 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.297 degrees.