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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 Coopersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coopersville 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 Coopersville:
    • 36.760351, -84.737720
    • 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 Coopersville
  • 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Coopersville is near McCreary County and also Pulaski County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Coopersville

Communities Also Named Coopersville ...

We found eight communities that are also named Coopersville.

Within Kentucky, the name Coopersville is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Iberia Parish
      • This Coopersville is located in Iberia Parish and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coopersville that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberia Parish community of Coopersville.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Coopersville is located in Baltimore County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Coopersville.
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • This Coopersville is located in Ottawa County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the north of the Coopersville that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Coopersville.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • This Coopersville is located in Warren County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Coopersville.
    • New York
      • Clinton County
      • This Coopersville is located in Clinton County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Coopersville.
      • Livingston County
      • This Coopersville is located in Livingston County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km] to the northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Coopersville.
    • Ohio
      • Pike County
      • This Coopersville is located in Pike County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Coopersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Coopersville is located in Lancaster County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Coopersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coopersville ...

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.

  • Barrier
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Barrier is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrier
  • Betsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Betsey is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsey
  • Co-Operative
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Co-Operative is located in McCreary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Co-Operative
  • Cooper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cooper is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Delta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Delta is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Fidelity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fidelity is located in McCreary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
  • Gregory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gregory is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Griffin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Griffin is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Kidds Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kidds Crossing is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidds Crossing
  • Oil Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Oil Valley is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Valley
  • Rockybranch
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rockybranch is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockybranch

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coopersville and extending to:

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Coopersville 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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Coopersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Coopersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coopersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7604, Longitude: -84.7377       In this case, the coordinates for Coopersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.554 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.45 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.663 degrees.