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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 Coe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coe 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 Coe:
    • 38.306438, -87.258064
    • 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 Coe
  • 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 Coe ...

We found five communities that share the name Coe.

Within Indiana, the name Coe is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Monroe County
      • This Coe is located in Monroe County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Coe that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Coe.
    • Louisiana
      • Acadia Parish
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Coe [Acadia Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Isabella County
      • This Coe is located in Isabella County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coe that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Coe.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Coe [Marion County].
    • West Virginia
      • Nicholas County
      • This Coe is located in Nicholas County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the east of the Coe that is located in Pike County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Coe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coe ...

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.

  • Arthur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Pike County
  • Fritz Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fritz Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Corner
    • Fritz Corner is located in Pike County
  • Gray Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Junction
    • Gray Junction is located in Gibson County
  • Hartwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Hartwell is located in Pike County
  • Hartwell Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwell Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Junction
    • Hartwell Junction is located in Pike County
  • Littles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
    • Littles is located in Pike County
  • Lynnville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
    • Lynnville is located in Warrick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <5>
  • Marysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Pike County
  • Pikeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Scalesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
    • Scalesville is located in Warrick County

How Far From Coe 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 Coe to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coe and extending to:

  • Petersburg, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Coe to Petersburg, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3064, Longitude: -87.2581       In this case, the coordinates for Coe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Coe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Coe 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Coe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.161 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.513 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.367 degrees.









 

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