Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cove Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cove Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cove Creek
- 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 Cove Creek:
- 37.178173, -81.293434
- 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 Cove 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Since Cove Creek is near Bland County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bland County
- eBird sighting report for Mercer 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cove Creek ...
We found seven communities that share the name Cove Creek.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Cove Creek.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Bland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Cove Creek [Bland County].
- Bland County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cove Creek [Etowah County].
- Arkansas
- Hot Spring County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Cove Creek [Hot Spring County].
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- This Cove Creek is located in Haywood County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Cove Creek that is located in Tazewell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Cove Creek.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Cove Creek is located in Campbell County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Cove Creek that is located in Tazewell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Cove Creek.
- Carter County
- This Cove Creek is located in Carter County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southwest of the Cove Creek that is located in Tazewell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Cove Creek.
- West Virginia
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Cove Creek [Wayne County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cove 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.
- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Big Vein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Brush Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Fork
- Brush Fork is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Falls Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Grapefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapefield
- Grapefield is located in Bland County
- Hales Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Bottom
- Hales Bottom is located in Tazewell County
- Hicksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Little Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Sam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Suiter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Tiptop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Yards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Yards is located in Tazewell County
How Far From Cove Creek 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 Cove Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cove Creek and extending to:
- Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cove Creek to Tazewell, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cove Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cove Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cove Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Cove Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cove Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1782, Longitude: -81.2934 In this case, the coordinates for Cove Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cove Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.476 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.129 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.091 degrees. |