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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 Coffeetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coffeetown 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 Coffeetown:
    • 40.325924, -76.590245
    • 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 Coffeetown
  • 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 Coffeetown ...

We found two communities that share the name Coffeetown.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Coffeetown.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Lehigh County
      • This Coffeetown is located in Lehigh County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coffeetown that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Coffeetown.
    • Northampton County
      • This Coffeetown is located in Northampton County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coffeetown that is located in Lebanon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Coffeetown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coffeetown ...

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.

  • Clear Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
    • Clear Spring is located in Lebanon County
  • Grantville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gravel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Gravel Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Harper Tavern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Tavern
    • Harper Tavern is located in Lebanon County
  • Hershey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hockersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
    • Hockersville is located in Dauphin County
  • Indiantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown is located in Lebanon County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Lebanon County
  • Plainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Lebanon County
  • Sand Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
    • Sand Beach is located in Dauphin County
  • Shellsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
    • Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
  • Union Deposit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
    • Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
  • Union Water Works
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Water Works have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Water Works
    • Union Water Works is located in Lebanon County

How Far From Coffeetown to ...

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

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

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Coffeetown to Lebanon, with an average speed<4> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coffeetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coffeetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3259, Longitude: -76.5902       In this case, the coordinates for Coffeetown 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Coffeetown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.522 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.243 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.956 degrees.









 

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