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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 Coalmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coalmont 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 Coalmont:
- 39.193375, -87.231126
- 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 Coalmont
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Coalmont is near Greene County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Coalmont
Communities Also Named Coalmont ...
We found five communities that are also named Coalmont.
Within Indiana, the name Coalmont is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Coalmont is located in Shelby County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the south of the Coalmont that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Coalmont.
- British Columbia
- This Coalmont lies 1,780 miles [2,864.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coalmont that is located in Clay County.
- Colorado
- Jackson County
- This Coalmont is located in Jackson County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coalmont that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Coalmont.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the east of the Coalmont that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Coalmont.
- Tennessee
- Grundy County
- This Coalmont is located in Grundy County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Coalmont that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Coalmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coalmont ...
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.
- Blackhawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackhawk is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Brown Jug Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brown Jug Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Jug Corner
- Clay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Curryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Curryville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Farmersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hickory Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hickory Island is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Island
- Hoosier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Jasonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lone Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Tree is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Massacre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Massacre is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massacre
- Redcuff Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redcuff Corner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcuff Corner
- Scotchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Standard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Standard is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
How Far From Coalmont 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 Coalmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coalmont and extending to:
- Brazil, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coalmont to Brazil, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 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- Coalmont) 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 Coalmont 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 Coalmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1934, Longitude: -87.2311 In this case, the coordinates for Coalmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.637 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.123 degrees. |
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