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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 Coulter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coulter 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 Coulter:
- 40.296459, -79.801435
- 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 Coulter
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Coulter is near Westmoreland County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Coulter
Communities Also Named Coulter ...
We found seven communities that are also named Coulter.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Coulter.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Jefferson County
- This Coulter is located in Jefferson County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coulter that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Coulter.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Grand 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 Colorado community of Coulter [Grand County].
- Iowa
- Franklin County
- This Coulter is located in Franklin County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coulter that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Coulter.
- Manitoba
- This Coulter lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coulter that is located in Allegheny County.
- Missouri
- Mississippi County
- This Coulter is located in Mississippi County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coulter that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Coulter.
- Ohio
- Richland County
- This Coulter is located in Richland County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coulter that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Coulter.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Coulter is located in Hamblen County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coulter that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Coulter.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coulter ...
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.
- Alpsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Alpsville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpsville
- Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cereal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cereal is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
- Circleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Circleville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Dick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dick is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Eden Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Emblem
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emblem is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
- Herminie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Jacktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lovedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lovedale is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovedale
- Mustard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mustard is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustard
- Robbins
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Robbins is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Scab Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scab Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scab Hill
- Sunset Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Valley is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
- Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vista is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
How Far From Coulter 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 Coulter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coulter and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coulter to Pittsburgh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coulter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Coulter 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Coulter 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 Coulter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2965, Longitude: -79.8014 In this case, the coordinates for Coulter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.474 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.454 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.39 degrees. |
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