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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 Cooktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooktown 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 Cooktown:
- 38.986776, -77.383320
- 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 Cooktown
- 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Cooktown is near Loudoun County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Cooktown
Communities Also Named Cooktown ...
We found six communities that are also named Cooktown.
Within Virginia, the name Cooktown is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Miller County
- This Cooktown is located in Miller County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cooktown that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Cooktown.
- Wilkinson County
- This Cooktown is located in Wilkinson County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km] to the southwest of the Cooktown that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Cooktown.
- Kentucky
- Barren County
- This Cooktown is located in Barren County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cooktown that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Cooktown.
- Louisiana
- Lincoln Parish
- This Cooktown is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cooktown that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of Cooktown.
- North Carolina
- Mitchell County
- This Cooktown is located in Mitchell County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cooktown that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Cooktown.
- Tennessee
- Fentress County
- This Cooktown is located in Fentress County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cooktown that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fentress County community of Cooktown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooktown ...
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.
- Countryside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Deanwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deanwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwood
- Great Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Creek is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Run is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Lees Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lees Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Moneys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moneys Corner is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneys Corner
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pinecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Springvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Sugarland Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- University Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- University Center is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Center
How Far From Cooktown 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 Cooktown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooktown and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Cooktown to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cooktown) 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 Cooktown 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 Cooktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9868, Longitude: -77.3833 In this case, the coordinates for Cooktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.089 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.826 degrees. |
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