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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 Coaldale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coaldale 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 Coaldale:
    • 40.823978, -75.911311
    • 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 Coaldale
  • 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
    • Since Coaldale is near Carbon County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Coaldale

Communities Also Named Coaldale ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Coaldale.

There are three communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Coaldale.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Bedford County
      • This Coaldale is located in Bedford County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coaldale that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Coaldale.
    • Centre County
      • This Coaldale is located in Centre County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the west of the Coaldale that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Coaldale.
    • Dauphin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Coaldale [Dauphin County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Coaldale is located in Jefferson County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coaldale that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Coaldale.
    • Alberta
      • This Coaldale lies 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coaldale that is located in Schuylkill County.
    • Arkansas
      • Scott County
      • This Coaldale is located in Scott County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coaldale that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Coaldale.
    • Colorado
      • Fremont County
      • This Coaldale is located in Fremont County and lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<1> to the west of the Coaldale that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Coaldale.
    • Kentucky
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Coaldale [Clay County].
    • Nevada
      • Esmeralda County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Coaldale [Esmeralda County].
    • Ohio
      • Muskingum County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Coaldale [Muskingum County].
      • Perry County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Perry County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Coaldale.
    • West Virginia
      • Mercer County
      • This Coaldale is located in Mercer County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coaldale that is located in Schuylkill County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Coaldale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coaldale ...

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 Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Chain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chain is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain
  • Frenchtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Haddock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
  • Hometown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
  • Hoppers Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoppers Mill is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppers Mill
  • Jeansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeansville is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeansville
  • Junedale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Junedale is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junedale
  • Locust Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
  • Lofty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
  • Normal Square
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Normal Square is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Square
  • Still Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
  • Summit Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coaldale to Pottsville, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,355 miles [7,008.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coaldale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Coaldale could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coaldale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Coaldale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coaldale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8240, Longitude: -75.9113       In this case, the coordinates for Coaldale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.071 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.812 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.45 degrees.