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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 Coilton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coilton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Coilton:
- 40.709543, -75.244622
- 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 Coilton
- 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Since Coilton is near Warren County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Coilton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coilton ...
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.
- Butztown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carpentersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
- Chain Bridge has also been known as:
- Chain Dam
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Christian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Christian Springs is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Springs
- Churchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Churchville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Farmersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Filetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Filetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filetown
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hecktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hecktown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lime Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Ridge is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lower Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Harmony
- Martins Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Smoketown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smoketown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
- Sours Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sours Mills is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sours Mills
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From Coilton 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 Coilton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coilton and extending to:
- Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Coilton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Coilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Coilton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7095, Longitude: -75.2446 In this case, the coordinates for Coilton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.681 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.353 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.206 degrees. |
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