Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Coffeyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Coffeyville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Coffeyville

• 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 West Coffeyville:
  • 37.038967, -95.669978
  • 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 West Coffeyville

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since West Coffeyville is near Nowata County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nowata County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 West Coffeyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Coffeyville ...

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.

• Avian ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Avian is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
• Blake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Blake is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Bolton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolton is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Coffeyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Coffeyville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeyville <1>
• Cotton Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton Valley is located in Washington County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
• Dearing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dearing is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <1>
• Fruitland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fruitland is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
• Liberty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
• Wayside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayside is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Coffeyville and extending to:

• Independence, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from West Coffeyville to Independence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,461 miles [12,007.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,347 miles [8,605.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'