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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 Coldwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coldwater and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Coldwater:
    • 43.135895, -77.735283
    • 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 Coldwater
  • 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Since Coldwater is near Genesee County and also Livingston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Coldwater

Communities Also Named Coldwater ...

We found 24 communities that are also named Coldwater.

Within New York, the name Coldwater is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cleburne County
      • This Coldwater is located in Cleburne County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Coldwater.
      • Covington County
      • This Coldwater is located in Covington County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km] to the southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Coldwater.
      • Talladega County
      • This Coldwater is located in Talladega County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Coldwater.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Maricopa County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Coldwater.
    • Arkansas
      • Cross County
      • This Coldwater is located in Cross County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cross County community of Coldwater.
    • Florida
      • Santa Rosa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Coldwater [Santa Rosa County].
    • Georgia
      • Elbert County
      • This Coldwater is located in Elbert County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Coldwater.
    • Iowa
      • Cerro Gordo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Coldwater [Cerro Gordo County].
    • Kansas
      • Comanche County
      • This Coldwater is located in Comanche County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Coldwater.
    • Kentucky
      • Calloway County
      • This Coldwater is located in Calloway County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of Coldwater.
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This Coldwater is located in Winn Parish and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Coldwater.
    • Michigan
      • Branch County
      • This Coldwater is located in Branch County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the west of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Branch County community of Coldwater.
    • Mississippi
      • Neshoba County
      • This Coldwater is located in Neshoba County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Coldwater.
      • Tate County
      • This Coldwater is located in Tate County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Coldwater.
    • Missouri
      • Wayne County
      • This Coldwater is located in Wayne County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Coldwater.
    • North Dakota
      • McIntosh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Coldwater [McIntosh County].
    • Ohio
      • Mercer County
      • This Coldwater is located in Mercer County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Coldwater.
    • Ontario
      • This Coldwater lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
    • Tennessee
      • Cannon County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Coldwater [Cannon County].
      • Lincoln County
      • This Coldwater is located in Lincoln County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Coldwater.
    • Texas
      • Dallam County
      • This Coldwater is located in Dallam County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<1> to the west of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallam County community of Coldwater.
      • Sherman County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Sherman County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Coldwater.
    • Virginia
      • King and Queen County
      • This Coldwater is located in King and Queen County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the south of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King and Queen County community of Coldwater.
    • West Virginia
      • Doddridge County
      • This Coldwater is located in Doddridge County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Coldwater that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Doddridge County community of Coldwater.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coldwater ...

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.

  • Chili Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chili Center is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili Center
  • Elmgrove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elmgrove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmgrove
  • Gates Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gates Center is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Center
  • Greece
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Mile-of-Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mile-of-Woods is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile-of-Woods
  • Severance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Severance is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Town Pump
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Town Pump is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Pump

How Far From Coldwater 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 community such as Coldwater to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Coldwater to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,346 miles [6,994.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

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 from Point A (ie- Coldwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Coldwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Coldwater 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.
<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 Coldwater 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 Coldwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1359, Longitude: -77.7353       In this case, the coordinates for Coldwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.983 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.209 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.307 degrees.