Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coshocton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coshocton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coshocton
- 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 Coshocton:
- 40.270894, -81.859523
- 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 Coshocton
- 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 Coshocton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coshocton County
- Since Coshocton is near Muskingum County and also Tuscarawas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coshocton ...
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.
- Bacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Blue Row
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Chili
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Conesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hardscrabble
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Hardscrabble is located in Coshocton County
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Pleasantville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Coshocton County
- Willowbrook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Coshocton County
How Far From Coshocton 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 city such as Coshocton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coshocton and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Coshocton to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 273 miles [439.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,633 miles [7,456.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coshocton: www.coshoctoncityhall.com/
The official website for Coshocton County: www.co.coshocton.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coshocton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coshocton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2709, Longitude: -81.8595 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Coshocton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.75 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.899 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.329 degrees. |