Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coolspring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coolspring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coolspring
- 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 Coolspring:
- 41.296478, -80.240175
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Coolspring
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Coolspring is near Lawrence County and also Venango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Venango 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Coolspring ...
We found three communities that share the name Coolspring.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Coolspring.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Coolspring in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Fayette County
- This Coolspring is located in Fayette County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Coolspring that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Coolspring.
- Jefferson County
- This Coolspring is located in Jefferson County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Coolspring that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Coolspring.
- Fayette County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Coolspring [Fairfax County].
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coolspring ...
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.
- Bowie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Delaware Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Grove
- Delaware Grove is located in Mercer County
- Dutch Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Dutch Hill is located in Mercer County
- Filer Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Filer Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer Corners
- Filer Corners is located in Mercer County
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Mercer County
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Mercer County
- Hope Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
- Irishtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Oniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Sandy Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lake
- Sandy Lake is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Lake <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sandy Lake
- From Coolspring to Sandy Lake
How Far From Coolspring 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 Coolspring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coolspring and extending to:
- Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Coolspring to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 236 miles [379.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coolspring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Coolspring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coolspring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2965, Longitude: -80.2402 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Coolspring could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Coolspring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.693 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.854 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.22 degrees. |