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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 Coffman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coffman and the surrounding area.

  • 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:
    • 39.599551, -76.321625
    • 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 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Since Coffman is near Montgomery County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Coffman

Communities Also Named Coffman ...

We found seven communities that are also named Coffman.

Within Maryland, the name Coffman is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Greene County
      • This Coffman is located in Greene County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coffman that is located in Harford 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 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the west southwest of the Coffman that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Coffman.
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Coffman is located in Ohio County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the west of the Coffman that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Coffman.
    • 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 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the west of the Coffman that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sainte Genevieve County community of Coffman.
    • Nebraska
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Coffman [Washington County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Coffman is located in Fayette County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coffman that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Coffman.

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.

  • Big Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Big Woods is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
  • Bramblewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bramblewood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Cool Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cool Spring is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
  • Deer Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Deer Park is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deercreek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deercreek is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deercreek
  • Fountain Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Green is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
  • Frogtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frogtown is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Green Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Ridge is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Heritage Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Hickory
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hickory is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Hill-N-Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hill-N-Dale is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-N-Dale
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hillview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Hillview is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Longmeadow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Longmeadow is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
    • Majors Choice
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Majors Choice is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Choice
    • Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Michaels Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Michaels Meadows is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Meadows
    • Moorland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Moorland is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
    • Pheasant Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pheasant Ridge is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Ridge
    • Pine Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pine Crest is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Poplar Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Ridgeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ridgeview is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Rock Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Spring is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
    • Scenic View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Scenic View is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
    • Thomas Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Thomas Run is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Run

How Far From Coffman 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 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:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Coffman to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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>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.
<4>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coffman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5996, Longitude: -76.3216       In this case, the coordinates for Coffman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.418 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.012 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.134 degrees.