Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coonville:
  • 41.346437, -82.097092
  • 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 Coonville

• 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
  • Since Coonville is near Cuyahoga County and also Medina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina 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 Coonville

Communities Also Named Coonville ...

We found one communities that are also named Coonville.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Coonville.

Beyond Ohio.

• Communities Located In Ohio ...
  • Hocking County
    • This Coonville is located in Hocking County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south of the Coonville that is located in Lorain County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Coonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coonville ...

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.

• Beaver Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Park is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
• Fields
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fields is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
• Folger ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Folger is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
• Franks Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Franks Corner is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
• Hardscrabble
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Medina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Henrietta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Lake Breeze
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Breeze
• Nickelplate ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
• Pheasant Run Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
• Robin Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Robin Park is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Park
• Trinity ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Twin Oaks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
• Whiskyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Whiskyville is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskyville

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

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

• Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Coonville to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'