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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 Coughlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coughlin 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 Coughlin:
- 40.895870, -89.496481
- 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 Coughlin
- 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 Peoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Peoria County
- Since Coughlin is near Woodford County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Coughlin
Communities Also Named Coughlin ...
We found three communities that are also named Coughlin.
Within Illinois, the name Coughlin is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Powell County
- This Coughlin is located in Powell County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coughlin that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Coughlin.
- Ontario
- This Coughlin lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the north of the Coughlin that is located in Peoria County.
- Texas
- Orange County
- This Coughlin is located in Orange County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Coughlin that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Coughlin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coughlin ...
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.
- Harvard Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Hickory Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Point is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Lawn Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge
- Long Shore Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Long Shore Park is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Shore Park
- Low Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Low Point is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
- Mossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Sparland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
How Far From Coughlin 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 Coughlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coughlin and extending to:
- Peoria, which is the Seat of Peoria County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coughlin to Peoria, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Coughlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Coughlin 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 Coughlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8959, Longitude: -89.4965 In this case, the coordinates for Coughlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.67 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.604 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.756 degrees. |
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