Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coggins Corner:
  • 41.617030, -75.372402
  • 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 Coggins Corner

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Coggins Corner is near Susquehanna County and also Lackawanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna 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 Coggins Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coggins Corner ...

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.

• Bethany
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bethany is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <1>
• Birchtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Birchtown is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchtown
• Carbondale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <1>
• Cascade
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cascade is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Cherry Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Ridge is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
• Childs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Childs is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• Cold Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Spring is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Forest City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <1>
• Forest City Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest City Station is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Station
• Indian Orchard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Orchard is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
• Pink
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pink is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Pleasant Mount
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Mount is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Mount <1>
• Tanners Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls

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

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

• Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Coggins Corner to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,302 miles [6,923.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'