Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coker
- 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 Coker:
- 41.183884, -101.117102
- 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 Coker
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Coker is near Keith County and also Perkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Keith County
- eBird sighting report for Perkins 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 Coker ...
We found five communities that share the name Coker.
Within Nebraska, the name Coker is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coker ...
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.
- Bucktail
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Dickens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Dickens is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <5>
- Elsie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Elsie is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <5>
- Flats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Hershey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
- Hershey is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hershey <5>
- Keith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Keystone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in Keith County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <5>
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Tryon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Tryon is located in McPherson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <5>
- Village Square
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Village Square is located in Lincoln County
How Far From Coker 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 Coker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coker and extending to:
- North Platte, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Coker to North Platte, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,434 miles [11,963.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,354 miles [8,616.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1839, Longitude: -101.1171 In this case, the coordinates for Coker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Coker could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Coker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Coker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.79 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.004 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.681 degrees. |