Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coaltown:
  • 41.039227, -80.347009
  • 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 Coaltown

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Coaltown is near Mercer County and also Mahoning County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning 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 Coaltown

Communities Also Named Coaltown ...

We found one communities that are also named Coaltown.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Coaltown.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

• Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
  • Butler County
    • This Coaltown is located in Butler County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east of the Coaltown that is located in Lawrence County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Coaltown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coaltown ...

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.

• Clover
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clover is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
• Cottage Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cottage Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
• Coverts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coverts is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverts
• Edinburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Edinburg is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <2>
• Grahms
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Grahms is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahms
• Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harbor is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
• Joyce
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Joyce is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
• Mayville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
• Painter Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Painter Hill is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Hill
• Parkstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Parkstown is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkstown
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Sunset Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Valley is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley

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

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

• New Castle, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the South.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Coaltown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,538 miles [7,303.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'