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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 Coal City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coal City 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 Coal City:
- 39.230254, -87.044084
- 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 Coal City
- 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 Owen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Owen County
- Since Coal City is near Clay County and also Greene 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 Greene 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 Coal City
Communities Also Named Coal City ...
We found six communities that are also named Coal City.
Within Indiana, the name Coal City is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair County
- This Coal City is located in Saint Clair County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the south of the Coal City that is located in Owen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Coal City.
- Illinois
- Grundy County
- This Coal City is located in Grundy County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Coal City that is located in Owen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Coal City.
- Iowa
- Appanoose County
- This Coal City is located in Appanoose County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coal City that is located in Owen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appanoose County community of Coal City.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Coal City is located in Venango County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coal City that is located in Owen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Coal City.
- Utah
- Carbon County
- This Coal City is located in Carbon County and lies 1,274 miles [2,050.3 km]<1> to the west of the Coal City that is located in Owen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Coal City.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Coal City is located in Raleigh County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Coal City that is located in Owen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Coal City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coal City ...
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.
- Clay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Denmark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eel River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Hickory Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corner is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Hubbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbell is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lone Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Marion Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marion Mills is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Mills
- Patricksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Point Commerce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Point Commerce is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Commerce
- Redcuff Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redcuff Corner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcuff Corner
How Far From Coal City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Coal City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coal City and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Owen County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coal City to Spencer, 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 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- Coal City) 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 Coal City 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 Coal City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2303, Longitude: -87.0441 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.041 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.505 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.026 degrees. |
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