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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 Coakley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coakley 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 Coakley:
- 35.922640, -77.416971
- 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 Coakley
- 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 Edgecombe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- Since Coakley is near Martin County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Coakley
Communities Also Named Coakley ...
We found one communities that are also named Coakley.
Within North Carolina, the name Coakley is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Coakley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Green County
- This Coakley is located in Green County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coakley that is located in Edgecombe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Coakley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coakley ...
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.
- Conetoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deans Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deans Heights is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Heights
- Fountain Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fountain Fork is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Fork
- Hobgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Hope Lodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mayos Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mayos Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Crossroads
- Mildred
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Mount Pilgrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pilgrim
- Oak City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Piney Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Princeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Speed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Coakley 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 Coakley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coakley and extending to:
- Tarboro, which is the Seat of Edgecombe County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Coakley to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,733 miles [10,835.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,615 miles [7,427.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coakley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Coakley 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 Coakley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9226, Longitude: -77.4170 In this case, the coordinates for Coakley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.254 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.403 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.955 degrees. |
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