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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 Coaler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coaler 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 Coaler:
- 40.747258, -87.733088
- 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 Coaler
- 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 Iroquois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iroquois County
- Since Coaler is near Newton County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Coaler
Communities Also Named Coaler ...
We found one communities that are also named Coaler.
Within Illinois, the name Coaler is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Coaler in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Copiah County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Coaler [Copiah County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coaler ...
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.
- Beaverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crescent City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Donovan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freedville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freedville is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedville
- Freeland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Goodwine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kentland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leonard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leonard is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Pitchin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pitchin is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
- Woodland Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodland Junction is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Junction
How Far From Coaler 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 Coaler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Coaler and extending to:
- Watseka, which is the Seat of Iroquois County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Coaler to Springfield, 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 581 miles [935 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Coaler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coaler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Coaler 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 Coaler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7473, Longitude: -87.7331 In this case, the coordinates for Coaler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.502 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.247 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.937 degrees. |
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