Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coakley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coakley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coakley
- 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 Coakley:
- 37.376172, -85.535522
- 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 Coakley
- 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 Green County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Green County
- Since Coakley is near Taylor County and also Larue County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- eBird sighting report for Larue 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 Coakley ...
We found one communities that share the name Coakley.
Within Kentucky, the name Coakley is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Coakley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coakley ...
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.
- Badger
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Black Gnat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Gnat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gnat
- Black Gnat is located in Green County
- Bluff Boom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Boom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Boom
- Bluff Boom is located in Green County
- Eve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Ginseng
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Hibernia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Mac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Maple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Powder Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Powder Mill is located in Hart County
- Summersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Willowtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
- Willowtown is located in Taylor County
How Far From Coakley 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 Coakley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coakley and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Green County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Coakley to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coakley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coakley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coakley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3762, Longitude: -85.5355 In this case, the coordinates for Coakley 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 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 Coakley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.058 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.115 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.843 degrees. |