Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coalton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coalton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coalton
- 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 Coalton:
- 38.370082, -82.769053
- 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 Coalton
- 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 Boyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- Since Coalton is near Carter County and also Greenup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- eBird sighting report for Greenup 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 Coalton ...
We found six communities that share the name Coalton.
Within Kentucky, the name Coalton is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Montgomery County
- This Coalton is located in Montgomery County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coalton that is located in Boyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Coalton.
- Vermilion County
- This Coalton is located in Vermilion County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the west northwest of the Coalton that is located in Boyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Coalton.
- Iowa
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- West Virginia
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coalton ...
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.
- Cannonsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Boyd County
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Little Garner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Garner
- Little Garner is located in Boyd County
- Meads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Music
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Naples
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Princess
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Rush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush is located in Boyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush <4>
- Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Coalton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Coalton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coalton and extending to:
- Catlettsburg, which is the Seat of Boyd County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coalton to Catlettsburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coalton. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coalton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coalton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3701, Longitude: -82.7691 In this case, the coordinates for Coalton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Coalton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Coalton 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 311.355 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.308 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.35 degrees. |