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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 Cove Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cove Point and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cove Point:
    • 35.762572, -84.694384
    • 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 Cove Point
  • 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
    • Since Cove Point is near Rhea County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Cove Point

Communities Also Named Cove Point ...

We found one communities that are also named Cove Point.

Within Tennessee, the name Cove Point is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Cove Point in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Cove Point is located in Calvert County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cove Point that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Cove Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cove Point ...

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.

  • Apollo Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Apollo Shores is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Shores
  • Eagle Furnace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Furnace is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Furnace
  • Eagle Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Point is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Glen Alice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Alice is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
  • Half Moon Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Half Moon Shores is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Shores
  • Holiday Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Iron Hill ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron Hill is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • King Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • King Creek is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
  • Maple Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Pioneer Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
  • Rockwood Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockwood Ferry is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Ferry
  • Smoke Rise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
  • Terrace View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Terrace View is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View

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

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

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cove Point to Kingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 472 miles [759.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cove Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Cove Point 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 Cove Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7626, Longitude: -84.6944       In this case, the coordinates for Cove Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.506 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.252 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.908 degrees.