Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coleville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coleville
- 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 Coleville:
- 36.539860, -80.223941
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Coleville
- 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 Stokes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Since Coleville is near Patrick County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Patrick County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Coleville ...
We found six communities that share the name Coleville.
Within North Carolina, the name Coleville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Coleville is located in Centre County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coleville that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Coleville.
- McKean County
- This Coleville is located in McKean County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the north northeast of the Coleville that is located in Stokes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Coleville.
- Saskatchewan
- This Coleville lies 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coleville that is located in Stokes County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coleville ...
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.
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Dry Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Georges Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Georges Mill is located in Stokes County
- Gilbert Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Mill
- Gilbert Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Hartman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Harts Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
- Harts Store is located in Stokes County
- Jessup Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Mill
- Jessup Mill is located in Stokes County
- Nettleridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Patrick Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Springs
- Patrick Springs is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick Springs <4>
- Peters Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Sandy Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Ridge <4>
- Snow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Coleville 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 Coleville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coleville and extending to:
- Danbury, which is the Seat of Stokes County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Coleville to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coleville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stokes County: www.co.stokes.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coleville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5399, Longitude: -80.2239 In this case, the coordinates for Coleville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coleville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Coleville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.853 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.322 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.854 degrees. |