Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coal Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coal Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coal Valley
- 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 Valley:
- 37.324499, -94.779405
- 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 Coal Valley
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Coal Valley is near Crawford County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Coal Valley ...
We found five communities that share the name Coal Valley.
Within Kansas, the name Coal Valley is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Coal Valley is located in Walker County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Coal Valley that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Coal Valley.
- Illinois
- Rock Island County
- This Coal Valley is located in Rock Island County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coal Valley that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Coal Valley.
- Iowa
- Boone County
- This Coal Valley is located in Boone County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the north of the Coal Valley that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Coal Valley.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coal Valley that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Coal Valley.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Coal Valley is located in Logan County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the east of the Coal Valley that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Coal Valley.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coal Valley ...
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.
- Atlas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Cherokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cherokee is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <3>
- Chicopee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Daisy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Hill
- Daisy Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Dutch Hollow ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Dutch Hollow is located in Cherokee County
- Filler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Kramer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Roseland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Coal Valley 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Coal Valley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Coal Valley and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coal Valley to Columbus, 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.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 968 miles [1,557.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,671 miles [10,735.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,413 miles [11,930.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,297 miles [8,524.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Coal Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coal Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3245, Longitude: -94.7794 In this case, the coordinates for Coal Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Coal Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Coal Valley 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 319.047 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.02 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.081 degrees. |