Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coalton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coalton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coalton
- 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 Coalton:
- 39.284791, -89.302962
- 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 Coalton
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Coalton is near Christian County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Coalton ...
We found six communities that share the name Coalton.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Coalton.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coalton ...
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.
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
- Dunkel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Honey Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Island View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Montgomery County
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
- Shop Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shop Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Stagecoach Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Junction
- Stagecoach Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Sunrise Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
- Sunrise Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Tower Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
- Tower Hill is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower Hill <4>
- Twin Churches
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Churches have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churches
- Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
How Far From Coalton 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 village such as Coalton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coalton and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coalton to Hillsboro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coalton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomeryco.com/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Coalton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coalton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2848, Longitude: -89.3030 In this case, the coordinates for Coalton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Coalton 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Coalton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.508 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.195 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.07 degrees. |