Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coffey:
  • 40.105554, -94.006532
  • 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 Coffey

• 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 Daviess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Daviess County
  • Since Coffey is near Harrison County and also Gentry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gentry 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 Coffey

Communities Also Named Coffey ...

We found one communities that are also named Coffey.

Within Missouri, the name Coffey is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Coffey in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Coffey lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coffey that is located in Daviess County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coffey ...

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.

• Bethany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bethany is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <2>
• Blake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blake is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Bolton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolton is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Civil Bend
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Civil Bend is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
• Cypress
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cypress is located in Daviess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Melbourne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Melbourne is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
• Pleasant Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Gallatin, which is the Seat of Daviess County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Coffey to Gallatin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 906 miles [1,458.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'