Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coleman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coleman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coleman
- 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 Coleman:
- 37.481496, -82.183191
- 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 Coleman
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Coleman is near Mingo County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Coleman ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Coleman.
Within Kentucky, the name Coleman is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 28 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Crenshaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Coleman [Crenshaw County].
- Perry County
- This Coleman is located in Perry County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Coleman that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Coleman.
- Alberta
- This Coleman lies 1,802 miles [2,900 km]<2> to the northwest of the Coleman that is located in Pike County.
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kane County
- This Coleman is located in Kane County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Coleman that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Coleman.
- Sangamon County
- This Coleman is located in Sangamon County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the west northwest of the Coleman that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Coleman.
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Menominee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Coleman [Menominee County].
- Midland County
- This Coleman is located in Midland County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Coleman that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Coleman.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Coleman.
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Coleman [Grant County].
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Coleman lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<2> to the north of the Coleman that is located in Pike County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Coleman [Allegheny County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Coleman [Jefferson County].
- Somerset County
- This Coleman is located in Somerset County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Coleman that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Coleman.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Coleman lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Coleman that is located in Pike County.
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coleman ...
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.
- Arrow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Board Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Tree
- Board Tree is located in Pike County
- Cedar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Fedscreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Freeburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Freeburn is located in Pike County
- Hurricane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Jamboree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Majestic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Motley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Paw Paw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Ransom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Stopover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Coleman 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 Coleman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coleman and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Coleman to Pikeville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coleman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Coleman 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. |
| <2> | 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- Coleman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coleman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4815, Longitude: -82.1832 In this case, the coordinates for Coleman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coleman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Coleman 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 311.006 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.78 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.371 degrees. |