Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coffman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coffman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coffman
- 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 Coffman:
- 37.463102, -87.101940
- 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 Coffman
- 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- Since Coffman is near McLean County and also Muhlenberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McLean County
- eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg 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 Coffman ...
We found seven communities that share the name Coffman.
Within Kentucky, the name Coffman is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- This Coffman is located in Greene County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coffman that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Coffman.
- Lawrence County
- This Coffman is located in Lawrence County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the west southwest of the Coffman that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Coffman.
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Perry County
- Although located in Perry County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Coffman.
- Sainte Genevieve County
- This Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the west of the Coffman that is located in Ohio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sainte Genevieve County community of Coffman.
- Nebraska
- Pennsylvania
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coffman ...
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.
- Buttonsberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttonsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonsberry
- Buttonsberry is located in McLean County
- Centertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Equality
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
- Island is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <4>
- Livermore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Livermore is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Moorman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - No Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Point Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Smallhous
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Coffman 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 Coffman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coffman and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Coffman to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coffman. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coffman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coffman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4631, Longitude: -87.1019 In this case, the coordinates for Coffman 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 Coffman 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 Coffman 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 314.04 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.256 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.511 degrees. |