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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 Cobbs Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cobbs Creek and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cobbs Creek:
- 37.505692, -76.396890
- 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 Cobbs Creek
- 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 Mathews County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews County
- Since Cobbs Creek is near Middlesex County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Cobbs Creek
Communities Also Named Cobbs Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Cobbs Creek.
Within Virginia, the name Cobbs Creek is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Cobbs Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- This Cobbs Creek is located in Philadelphia County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cobbs Creek that is located in Mathews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Cobbs Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cobbs Creek ...
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.
- Bushy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bushy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
- Cricket Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cricket Hill is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Deltaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dixie is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Free Shade Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Free Shade Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Shade Corner
- Hardyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hartfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redart is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redart
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Soles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Soles is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soles
- Stampers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stampers is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers
- Wake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
How Far From Cobbs Creek 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 Cobbs Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cobbs Creek and extending to:
- Mathews, which is the Seat of Mathews County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Cobbs Creek to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 102 miles [164.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cobbs Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cobbs Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cobbs Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5057, Longitude: -76.3969 In this case, the coordinates for Cobbs Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.601 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.897 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.983 degrees. |
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