Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cowanstown

• 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 Cowanstown:
  • 36.309011, -81.935951
  • 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 Cowanstown

• 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Since Cowanstown is near Watauga County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Avery 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 Cowanstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cowanstown ...

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.

• Battleground
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Battleground is located in Avery County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
• Casper ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Casper is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
• Dry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dry Hill is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
• Elk Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Mills is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
• Farthing ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farthing is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing
• Flat Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flat Springs is located in Avery County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Springs
• Ironville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironville is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
• Lineback ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lineback is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
• Little Milligan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Little Milligan is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Milligan
• Stump Knob ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob

How Far From Cowanstown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cowanstown 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<1> community of Cowanstown once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cowanstown and extending to:

• Mountain City, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cowanstown to Mountain City, with an average speed<3> 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 269 miles [432.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'