Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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:
  • 40.288959, -80.213669
  • 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

• 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 is near Allegheny County and also Brooke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cokeburg ...

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.

• Bishop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bishop is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
• Cecil
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cecil is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecil <1>
• Cool Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cool Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
• Hickory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
• Hill Church
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill Church is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Church
• Meadow Lands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Lands is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lands
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Lands <1>
• Muse
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Muse is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
• Muse Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Muse Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Junction
• National Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • National Hill is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hill
• Rich Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rich Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
• Weavertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Weavertown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown

How Far From Cokeburg 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 Cokeburg 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 and extending to:

• Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cokeburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,969 miles [9,606.2 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>'