Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cofer:
  • 36.959781, -85.490244
  • 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 Cofer

• 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 Metcalfe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Metcalfe County
  • Since Cofer is near Adair County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Cofer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cofer ...

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.

• Breeding
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Breeding is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
• Cedar Flat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
• Chance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chance is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
• Cork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cork is located in Metcalfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
• Flatwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatwood is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Goodluck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Goodluck is located in Metcalfe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
• Gradyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gradyville is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
• Marrowbone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
• Nell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nell is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
• Sparksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparksville is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
• Weed
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Weed is located in Adair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cofer and extending to:

• Edmonton, which is the Seat of Metcalfe County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Cofer to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'