Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coaldale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coaldale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coaldale
- 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 Coaldale:
- 34.894268, -94.448832
- 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 Coaldale
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Coaldale is near Le Flore County and also Sebastian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Le Flore County
- eBird sighting report for Sebastian 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 Coaldale ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Coaldale.
Within Arkansas, the name Coaldale is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Coaldale lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coaldale that is located in Scott County.
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Nevada
- Ohio
- Muskingum 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 Ohio community of Coaldale [Muskingum County].
- Perry County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Perry County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Coaldale.
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Coaldale is located in Bedford County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coaldale that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Coaldale.
- Centre County
- This Coaldale is located in Centre County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the east northeast of the Coaldale that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Coaldale.
- Dauphin 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 Coaldale [Dauphin County].
- Schuylkill County
- This Coaldale is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km] to the east northeast of the Coaldale that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Coaldale.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coaldale ...
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.
- Apex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Frog Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Haw Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Heavener
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
- Heavener is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <5>
- Hiawatha
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Loving
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Oliver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Sensation ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Sugar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Trestle Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trestle Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Ford
- Trestle Ford is located in Le Flore County (OK)
How Far From Coaldale 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 community such as Coaldale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coaldale and extending to:
- Waldron, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Coaldale to Waldron, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east (E). 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 998 miles [1,606.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,520 miles [12,102.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,399 miles [8,688.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coaldale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coaldale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coaldale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8943, Longitude: -94.4488 In this case, the coordinates for Coaldale 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Coaldale 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> | 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 Coaldale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Coaldale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.616 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.206 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.321 degrees. |