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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 Cozy Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cozy Corner 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 Cozy Corner:
    • 29.859672, -96.847480
    • 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 Cozy Corner
  • 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 Cozy Corner ...

We found four communities that share the name Cozy Corner.

Within Texas, the name Cozy Corner is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Adams County
      • This Cozy Corner is located in Adams County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cozy Corner that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Cozy Corner.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Cozy Corner is located in Cook County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cozy Corner that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Cozy Corner.
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • This Cozy Corner is located in Chittenden County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cozy Corner that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Cozy Corner.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • This Cozy Corner is located in Douglas County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the north of the Cozy Corner that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Cozy Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cozy Corner ...

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.

  • Gay Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • Gay Hill is located in Fayette County
  • High Hill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Joiner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Joiner is located in Fayette County
  • Lena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Fayette County
  • Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
    • Park is located in Fayette County
  • Plum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Prairie Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
    • Prairie Valley is located in Fayette County
  • Swiss Alp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss Alp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
    • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County

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

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

  • La Grange, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cozy Corner to Austin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,285 miles [2,068 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 73 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,866 miles [12,659.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cozy Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cozy Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8597, Longitude: -96.8475       In this case, the coordinates for Cozy Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cozy Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.564 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.672 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.969 degrees.









 

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