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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 Coffeeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coffeeville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Coffeeville:
    • 31.766557, -88.086046
    • 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 Coffeeville
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Coffeeville is near Choctaw County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Coffeeville

Communities Also Named Coffeeville ...

We found three communities that are also named Coffeeville.

Within Alabama, the name Coffeeville is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Jackson County
      • This Coffeeville is located in Jackson County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coffeeville that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Coffeeville.
    • Mississippi
      • Yalobusha County
      • This Coffeeville is located in Yalobusha County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Coffeeville that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yalobusha County community of Coffeeville.
    • Texas
      • Upshur County
      • This Coffeeville is located in Upshur County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coffeeville that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Coffeeville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coffeeville ...

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.

  • Ballfield Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ballfield Landing is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballfield Landing
  • Center Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Point is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Christmas Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Christmas Landing is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Landing
  • Coffeeville Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Coffeeville Ferry is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Ferry
  • Coffeeville Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Coffeeville Landing is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Landing
  • Flatwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Flatwood is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
  • Frankville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
  • Sellers Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sellers Landing is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Landing
  • Silver Cross
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Cross is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cross
  • Tattlersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tattlersville is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattlersville

How Far From Coffeeville 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 town such as Coffeeville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coffeeville and extending to:

  • Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coffeeville to Grove Hill, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,272 miles [8,484.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coffeeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Coffeeville 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 Coffeeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7666, Longitude: -88.0860       In this case, the coordinates for Coffeeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.316 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.788 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.152 degrees.