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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 Cotton Port, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cotton Port 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 Cotton Port:
- 35.483404, -84.881893
- 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 Cotton Port
- 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 Cotton Port ...
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.
- Allen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Meigs County
- Big Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Cotton Port Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Port Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port Ferry
- Cotton Port Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Edgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Edgewater is located in Rhea County
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Rhea County
- Folger ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Forest Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Meigs County
- Hillsview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Hillsview is located in McMinn County
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Rhea County
- Prices Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Ferry
- Prices Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Sentinel Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
- Sentinel Heights is located in Rhea County
- Tucker Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
- Tucker Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Meigs County
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Meigs County
How Far From Cotton Port to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cotton Port to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Cotton Port once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cotton Port and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cotton Port to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cotton Port, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Cotton Port) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cotton Port. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4834, Longitude: -84.8819 In this case, the coordinates for Cotton Port 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 Cotton Port 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 312.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.333 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.057 degrees. |
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