Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Coolidge Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coolidge Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Coolidge Beach

• 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 Coolidge Beach:
  • 43.305889, -78.867263
  • 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 Coolidge Beach

• 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 Niagara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara County
  • Since Coolidge Beach is near Erie County and also Orleans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Coolidge Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coolidge Beach ...

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.

• Butlersburg ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlersburg
• Escarpment
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Escarpment is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escarpment
• Hickory Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
• Model City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Model City is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model City <1>
• Niagara on the Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara on the Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara on the Lake <1>
• Pleasant Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
• Ransomville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ransomville is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransomville <1>
• Streeters Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Streeters Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeters Corners
• Sunset Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• Towers Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Towers Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towers Corners
• Tryonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tryonville is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville

How Far From Coolidge Beach 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 Coolidge Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coolidge Beach and extending to:

• Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coolidge Beach to Lockport, 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.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 261 miles [420 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,387 miles [7,060.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'