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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 Coffeyton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coffeyton 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 Coffeyton:
- 38.116713, -91.272922
- 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 Coffeyton
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Coffeyton is near Franklin County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Coffeyton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coffeyton ...
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.
- Amanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amanda is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
- Birds Nest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birds Nest is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
- Bourbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butts is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
- Cherry Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Iron Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Center
- Japan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Patsy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Patsy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsy
- Steelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Coffeyton 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 Coffeyton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coffeyton and extending to:
- Steelville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coffeyton to Steelville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Coffeyton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Coffeyton 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 Coffeyton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1167, Longitude: -91.2729 In this case, the coordinates for Coffeyton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.756 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.473 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.267 degrees. |
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