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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 Cokeburg Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cokeburg Junction 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 Cokeburg Junction:
- 40.108683, -80.031442
- 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 Cokeburg Junction
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Cokeburg Junction is near Fayette County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Cokeburg Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cokeburg Junction ...
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.
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Cracker Jack
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cracker Jack is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cracker Jack
- Crescent Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Daisytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farquhar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farquhar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farquhar
- Ginger Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ginger Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Jonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Little Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Summit
- Lover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Pleasant View Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Heights
- Rogers Stop
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rogers Stop is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Stop
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Scenery Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smallwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Twin Bridges
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twin Bridges is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Walkertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
How Far From Cokeburg Junction 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 Cokeburg Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cokeburg Junction and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cokeburg Junction to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,562 miles [7,341.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cokeburg Junction) 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 Cokeburg Junction 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 Cokeburg Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1087, Longitude: -80.0314 In this case, the coordinates for Cokeburg Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.625 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.596 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.561 degrees. |
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