Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cove
- 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:
- 36.982088, -78.745560
- 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
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Cove is near Charlotte County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
- eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Cove.
Within Virginia, the name Cove is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Bay County
- This Cove is located in Bay County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cove that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Cove.
- Broward County
- This Cove is located in Broward County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the south of the Cove that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Cove.
- Hillsborough County
- This Cove is located in Hillsborough County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the south southwest of the Cove that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cove.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cove [Craven County].
- Haywood County
- This Cove is located in Haywood County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cove that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Cove.
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cove [Huntingdon County].
- Perry County
- This Cove is located in Perry County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cove that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Cove.
- Texas
- Chambers County
- This Cove is located in Chambers County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cove that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Cove.
- Orange County
- This Cove is located in Orange County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km] to the west southwest of the Cove that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Cove.
- Utah
- Cache County
- This Cove is located in Cache County and lies 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cove that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Cove.
- Sevier County
- This Cove is located in Sevier County and lies 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km] to the west northwest of the Cove that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Cove.
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cove ...
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.
- Aspen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Fears Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fears Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fears Corner
- Fears Corner is located in Charlotte County
- Harrisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Charlotte County
- Mulberry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
- Mulberry Hill is located in Charlotte County
- Neals Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neals Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
- Neals Corner is located in Halifax County
- Patrick Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry
- Patrick Henry is located in Charlotte County
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Halifax County
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <4>
- Terryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Terryville is located in Charlotte County
How Far From Cove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cove and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cove to Halifax, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 161 miles [259.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 from Point A (ie- Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9821, Longitude: -78.7456 In this case, the coordinates for Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 308.98 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.391 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.113 degrees. |