Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cozette:
  • 35.758399, -88.068646
  • 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 Cozette

• 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Since Cozette is near Perry County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Cozette

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cozette ...

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.

• Bible Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
• Cherokee Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Five Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Hickory Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Forks is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forks
• Hopewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Hydro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hydro is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
• Mousetail ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mousetail is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
• Poplar Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Sugar Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
• Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Toms Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Toms Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
• Yellow Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Yellow Springs is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cozette and extending to:

• Decaturville, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cozette to Decaturville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'