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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 Coleman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coleman 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 Coleman:
    • 48.004070, -116.906865
    • 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 Coleman
  • 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 Coleman ...

We found 31 communities that share the name Coleman.

Within Idaho, the name Coleman is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 28 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Crenshaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Coleman [Crenshaw County].
      • Perry County
      • This Coleman is located in Perry County and lies 1,861 miles [2,995 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Coleman.
    • Alberta
      • This Coleman lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This Coleman is located in Drew County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Coleman.
    • California
      • Nevada County
      • This Coleman is located in Nevada County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Coleman.
    • Florida
      • Sumter County
      • This Coleman is located in Sumter County and lies 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Coleman.
    • Georgia
      • Randolph County
      • This Coleman is located in Randolph County and lies 2,015 miles [3,242.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Coleman.
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Coleman is located in Kane County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<2> to the east of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Coleman.
      • Sangamon County
      • This Coleman is located in Sangamon County and lies 1,459 miles [2,348 km] to the east southeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Coleman.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Coleman is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Coleman.
    • Kentucky
      • Pike County
      • This Coleman is located in Pike County and lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km]<2> to the east of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Coleman.
    • Louisiana
      • Madison Parish
      • This Coleman is located in Madison Parish and lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison Parish community of Coleman.
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This Coleman is located in Kent County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km]<2> to the east of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Coleman.
    • Michigan
      • Menominee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Coleman [Menominee County].
      • Midland County
      • This Coleman is located in Midland County and lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<2> to the east of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Coleman.
    • Mississippi
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Coleman [Marshall County].
    • Missouri
      • Cass County
      • This Coleman is located in Cass County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Coleman.
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Coleman.
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Coleman [Grant County].
    • North Carolina
      • McDowell County
      • This Coleman is located in McDowell County and lies 1,954 miles [3,144.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Coleman.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Coleman is located in Columbiana County and lies 1,830 miles [2,945.1 km]<2> to the east of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Coleman.
    • Oklahoma
      • Johnston County
      • This Coleman is located in Johnston County and lies 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<2> to the southeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Coleman.
    • Ontario
      • This Coleman lies 1,712 miles [2,755.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Coleman [Allegheny County].
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Coleman [Jefferson County].
      • Somerset County
      • This Coleman is located in Somerset County and lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<2> to the east of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Coleman.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Coleman lies 2,419 miles [3,893 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
    • Texas
      • Coleman County
      • This Coleman is located in Coleman County and lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coleman County community of Coleman.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Coleman [Bedford County].
    • West Virginia
      • Wayne County
      • This Coleman is located in Wayne County and lies 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km]<2> to the east of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Coleman.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marinette County
      • This Coleman is located in Marinette County and lies 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km]<2> to the east of the Coleman that is located in Bonner County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Coleman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coleman ...

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.

  • Echo Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
    • Echo Beach is located in Kootenai County
  • Fir Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fir Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Grove
    • Fir Grove is located in Kootenai County
  • Harlem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Harlem is located in Bonner County
  • North Pole
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pole have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
    • North Pole is located in Kootenai County
  • Silver Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Silver Beach is located in Kootenai County
  • Silver Sands Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Sands Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands Beach
    • Silver Sands Beach is located in Kootenai County
  • Spirit Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spirit Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
    • Spirit Lake is located in Kootenai County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <5>
  • Sturgeon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
    • Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County
  • Tweedie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tweedie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedie
    • Tweedie is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
  • Twinlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twinlow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinlow
    • Twinlow is located in Kootenai County

How Far From Coleman to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Coleman to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Sandpoint, which is the Seat of Bonner County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coleman to Sandpoint, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 305 miles [490.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,496 miles [8,845 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coleman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bonner County: www.co.bonner.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Coleman 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.
<2>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- Coleman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coleman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0041, Longitude: -116.9069       In this case, the coordinates for Coleman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Coleman, 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 Coleman 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 336.439 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.32 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.192 degrees.









 

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