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

When in Coxville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coxville 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 Coxville:
    • 35.833126, -89.025620
    • 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 Coxville
  • 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 Coxville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Coxville.

Within Tennessee, the name Coxville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Jones County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Coxville [Jones County].
    • Indiana
      • Parke County
      • This Coxville is located in Parke County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Coxville that is located in Crockett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Coxville.
    • Missouri
      • Livingston County
      • Although located in Livingston County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Coxville.
    • Nebraska
      • Dawes County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Dawes County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawes County community of Coxville.
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt County
      • This Coxville is located in Pitt County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<2> to the east of the Coxville that is located in Crockett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Coxville.
    • Texas
      • Bastrop County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Coxville [Bastrop County].
      • Travis County
      • This Coxville is located in Travis County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Coxville that is located in Crockett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Coxville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coxville ...

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.

  • Brazil
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
    • Brazil is located in Gibson County
  • Cairo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Crockett County
  • Christian Chapel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Chapel
    • Christian Chapel is located in Gibson County
  • Cypress
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Cypress is located in Crockett County
  • Edison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
    • Edison is located in Gibson County
  • Frog Jump
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Jump have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Jump
    • Frog Jump is located in Gibson County
  • Fruitland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Gibson County
  • Fruitvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
    • Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
  • Humboldt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <5>
  • Liberty Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hall
    • Liberty Hall is located in Crockett County
  • Mason Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Grove
    • Mason Grove is located in Crockett County
  • Porters Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Grove
    • Porters Grove is located in Crockett County

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

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

  • Alamo, which is the Seat of Crockett County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Coxville to Nashville, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coxville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Coxville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coxville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coxville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8331, Longitude: -89.0256       In this case, the coordinates for Coxville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Coxville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Coxville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.184 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.348 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.735 degrees.









 

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