Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coheva:
  • 40.345925, -76.449963
  • 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 Coheva

• 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 Lebanon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon County
  • Since Coheva is near Berks County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Coheva

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coheva ...

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.

• Cornwall Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cornwall Junction is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Junction
• Ebenezer
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Edisonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edisonville is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisonville
• Hebron
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hebron is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Mount Ararat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Ararat is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
• Pansy Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pansy Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy Hill
• Pleasant Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rockwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rockwood is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Sand Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sunset
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Coheva and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Lebanon County, lies just to the East.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Coheva to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,397 miles [7,076.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'