Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cocolamus:
  • 40.647858, -77.212486
  • 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 Cocolamus

• 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 Juniata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata County
  • Since Cocolamus is near Perry County and also Snyder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder 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 Cocolamus

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cocolamus ...

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 Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
• Beavertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <1>
• Centre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Centre is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
• Crossgrove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
• Goodville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Goodville is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodville
• Little Roundtop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Little Roundtop is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Roundtop
• Locust Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Run is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
• Maze
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Maze is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
• Middle Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• Roundtop
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Roundtop is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Seven Stars
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Stony Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stony Run is located in Juniata County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cocolamus and extending to:

• Mifflintown, which is the Seat of Juniata County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cocolamus to Mifflintown, 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,419 miles [7,111.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'