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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Coakley

Communities Also Named Coakley ...

We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
  • North Carolina
    • Edgecombe County
    • This Coakley is located in Edgecombe County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the east of the Coakley that is located in Green County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Coakley.

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)
  • Badger is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
• Black Gnat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Gnat is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gnat
• Bluff Boom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluff Boom is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Boom
• Eve
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Eve is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
• Ginseng
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ginseng is located in Larue County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginseng
• Hibernia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hibernia is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
• Mac
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mac is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mac
• Maple
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Maple is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Powder Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Powder Mill is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
• Summersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Summersville is located in Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
• Willowtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Willowtown is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown

How Far From Coakley 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 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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'