Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coachman:
  • 27.977798, -82.737879
  • 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 Coachman

• 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 Pinellas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
  • Since Coachman is near Hillsborough County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Coachman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coachman ...

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.

• Clearwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
  • Former name for Clearwater:
  • Clear Water Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <1>
• Clearwater Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clearwater Beach is located in Pinellas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Beach
• Feather Sound
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Feather Sound is located in Pinellas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feather Sound
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Feather Sound <1>
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Harbor Palms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbor Palms is located in Pinellas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Palms
• Harbor View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor View is located in Pinellas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• High Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • High Point is located in Pinellas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Highpoint
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
• Safety Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Safety Harbor is located in Pinellas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safety Harbor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safety Harbor <1>

How Far From Coachman 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 community such as Coachman to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Clearwater, which is the Seat of Pinellas County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Coachman to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'