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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 Coffman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coffman and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 36.063682, -91.078457
- 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 Coffman
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Coffman is near Randolph County and also Craighead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead 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 Coffman
Communities Also Named Coffman ...
We found seven communities that are also named Coffman.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Coffman.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Greene County
- This Coffman is located in Greene County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east of the Coffman that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Coffman.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Ohio County
- This Coffman is located in Ohio County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coffman that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Coffman.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Coffman is located in Harford County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coffman that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Coffman.
- Missouri
- Perry County
- Although located in Perry County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Coffman.
- Sainte Genevieve County
- This Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coffman that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sainte Genevieve County community of Coffman.
- Nebraska
- Washington 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 Nebraska community of Coffman [Washington County].
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Coffman is located in Fayette County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coffman that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Coffman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coffman ...
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.
- Aa Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aa Junction is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aa Junction
- Clover Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clover Bend is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bend
- College City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Hogan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hogan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lauratown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lauratown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauratown
- Lesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lesterville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
- Richwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Walnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Coffman 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 Coffman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coffman and extending to:
- Walnut Ridge, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the East.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Coffman to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Coffman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Coffman 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 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 Coffman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0637, Longitude: -91.0785 In this case, the coordinates for Coffman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.912 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.597 degrees. |
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