Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cox Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cox Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cox Place

• 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 Cox Place:
  • 36.839543, -82.664880
  • 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 Cox Place

• 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Since Cox Place is near Wise County and also Norton City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norton City

• 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 Cox Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cox Place ...

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.

• Big Stone Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <1>
• Canepatch ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Canepatch is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canepatch
• Clear Creek ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clear Creek is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
• Cracker Neck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cracker Neck is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cracker Neck
• East Stone Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
• Harper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Harper is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Irondale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Irondale is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
• Josephine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Josephine is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
• Kent Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent Junction is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Junction
• Roundstone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Roundstone is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundstone
• Stanleytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stanleytown is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleytown
• Three Forks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Three Forks is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks

How Far From Cox Place 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 Cox Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cox Place and extending to:

• Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cox Place to Gate City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'