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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 Coal Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coal Hollow 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 Coal Hollow:
    • 40.729509, -79.777552
    • 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 Coal Hollow
  • 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

Communities Also Named Coal Hollow ...

We found two communities that share the name Coal Hollow.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Coal Hollow.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Coal Hollow in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Elk County
      • This Coal Hollow is located in Elk County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coal Hollow that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Coal Hollow.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Bureau County
      • This Coal Hollow is located in Bureau County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west of the Coal Hollow that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Coal Hollow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coal Hollow ...

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.

  • Boggsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
    • Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
  • Bricker Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bricker Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricker Crossroads
    • Bricker Crossroads is located in Butler County
  • Butler Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Junction
    • Butler Junction is located in Butler County
  • Dennys Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
    • Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
  • Great Belt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
    • Great Belt is located in Butler County
  • Houseville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseville
    • Houseville is located in Butler County
  • Ivywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
    • Ivywood is located in Butler County
  • Laneville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
    • Laneville is located in Armstrong County
  • Leasureville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
    • Leasureville is located in Butler County
  • Mineral Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
    • Mineral Spring is located in Butler County
  • Red Hot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hot
    • Red Hot is located in Allegheny County
  • Sandy Lick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lick
    • Sandy Lick is located in Butler County
  • Silverville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
    • Silverville is located in Butler County

How Far From Coal Hollow to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Coal Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coal Hollow to Butler, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coal Hollow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Coal Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coal Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7295, Longitude: -79.7776       In this case, the coordinates for Coal Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Coal Hollow 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 309.437 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.477 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.219 degrees.




 

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