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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 Coal Run Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coal Run Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Run Village:
    • 37.524373, -82.556910
    • 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 Run Village
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coal Run Village ...

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.

  • Betsy Layne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betsy Layne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsy Layne
    • Betsy Layne is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Betsy Layne <2>
  • Big Shoal
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Shoal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shoal
    • Big Shoal is located in Pike County
  • Boldman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boldman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldman
    • Boldman is located in Floyd County
  • Broad Bottom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Bottom
    • Broad Bottom is located in Pike County
  • Harold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
    • Harold is located in Floyd County
  • Joes Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
    • Joes Creek is located in Pike County
  • Little Dixie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
    • Little Dixie is located in Pike County
  • Lower Chloe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Chloe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chloe
    • Lower Chloe is located in Pike County
  • Mayo Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
    • Mayo Village is located in Pike County
  • Pikeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Pike County
  • Titan Siding
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Titan Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titan Siding
    • Titan Siding is located in Pike County

How Far From Coal Run Village 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 city such as Coal Run Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Coal Run Village and extending to:

  • Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Coal Run Village to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coal Run Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coal Run Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5244, Longitude: -82.5569       In this case, the coordinates for Coal Run Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Run Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.232 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.044 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.517 degrees.