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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 Coles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coles 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 Coles:
    • 31.753497, -84.834089
    • 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 Coles
  • 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Since Coles is near Clay County and also Quitman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman 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 Coles

Communities Also Named Coles ...

We found ten communities that are also named Coles.

Within Georgia, the name Coles is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Moultrie County
      • This Coles is located in Moultrie County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Coles that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moultrie County community of Coles.
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This Coles is located in Kennebec County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coles that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Coles.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol 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 Massachusetts community of Coles [Bristol County].
    • Michigan
      • Chippewa 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 Michigan community of Coles [Chippewa County].
    • Mississippi
      • Amite County
      • This Coles is located in Amite County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west of the Coles that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Coles.
    • Ohio
      • Summit County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Summit County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Coles.
      • Trumbull County
      • This community is historic and although located in Trumbull County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Coles.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill 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 Coles [Schuylkill County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Bristol 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 Rhode Island community of Coles [Bristol County].
      • Kent County
      • This Coles is located in Kent County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coles that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Coles.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coles ...

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.

  • Bass Store
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bass Store is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Store
  • Benevolence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Benevolence is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
  • Cotton Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
  • Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Grubb ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grubb is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
  • Hatcher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
  • Jones Crossing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Crossing is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
  • Pumpkintown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pumpkintown is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
  • Shivers Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Shivers Mill is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers Mill
  • Springvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Springvale is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Springvale Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Springvale Station is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale Station
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Union is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

  • Cuthbert, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Coles to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coles) 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 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 Coles 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 Coles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Coles 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 Coles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7535, Longitude: -84.8341       In this case, the coordinates for Coles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.408 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.577 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.913 degrees.