Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Coffman Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coffman Cove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coffman 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 Coffman Cove:
- 56.015283, -132.829399
- 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 Coffman Cove
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coffman 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.
- Craig
(39 miles [62.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <1>
- Edna Bay
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna Bay <1>
- Olive Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olive Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cove
- Salt Chuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Chuck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Chuck
- Whale Pass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Pass
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whale Pass <1>
How Far From Coffman Cove 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 city such as Coffman Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Coffman Cove and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<4> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Coffman Cove to Juneau, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,766 miles [4,451.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 days, a buggy would take 108 days and walking would take 158 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,370 miles [8,642.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coffman Cove: www.coffmancove.org/
The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coffman Cove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coffman Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 56.0153, Longitude: -132.8294 |
| <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 Coffman 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 349.87 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 353.004 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 334.296 degrees. |