Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coolville:
  • 39.220836, -81.799116
  • 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 Coolville

• 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 Athens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens County
  • Since Coolville is near Meigs County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Coolville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coolville ...

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.

• Eden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Frost
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Frost is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Hockingport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hockingport is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
• Ireland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ireland is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
• Joppa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Joppa is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Lee Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee Creek is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
• Little Hocking
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Hocking is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hocking
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Hocking <1>
• New England
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New England is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• Redbush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Redbush is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redbush
  • From Coolville to Redbush
• Success
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Success is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
• Torch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Torch is located in Athens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
• Walkers Crossing ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Walkers Crossing is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing

How Far From Coolville 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 village such as Coolville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of Athens County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coolville to Athens, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'