Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cohill:
  • 39.646481, -78.253898
  • 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 Cohill

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Cohill is near Morgan County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Cohill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cohill ...

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.

• Bath
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
• Burnt Factory
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• Forest Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Harvey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harvey is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Jimtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jimtown is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Ridersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridersville is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
• Roundtop ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Roundtop is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Sir Johns Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run

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

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

• Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cohill to Hagerstown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 83 miles [133.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,503 miles [7,246.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'