Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cordele:
  • 29.134977, -96.629975
  • 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 Cordele

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Cordele is near Lavaca County and also Colorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lavaca County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colorado 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 Cordele

Communities Also Named Cordele ...

We found one communities that are also named Cordele.

Within Texas, the name Cordele is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Cordele in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Crisp County
    • This Cordele is located in Crisp County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cordele that is located in Jackson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crisp County community of Cordele.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cordele ...

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.

• Edna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Edna is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <2>
• Inez
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Inez is located in Victoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <2>
• Louise
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Louise is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louise <2>
• Matilda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Matilda is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
• Navidad
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Navidad is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navidad
• Plainview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Plainview is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Provident City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Provident City is located in Colorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
• Red Bluff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Red Bluff is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
• Speaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Speaks is located in Lavaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speaks <2>

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

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

• Edna, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cordele to Edna, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,892 miles [12,700.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'