|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coy 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 Coy:
- 40.529234, -79.141145
- 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 Coy
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Coy is near Westmoreland County and also Clinton 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 Clinton 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 Coy
Communities Also Named Coy ...
We found seven communities that are also named Coy.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Coy is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Wilcox County
- This Coy is located in Wilcox County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coy that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Coy.
- Arkansas
- Lonoke County
- This Coy is located in Lonoke County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coy that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Coy.
- Georgia
- Douglas 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 Georgia community of Coy [Douglas County].
- Kentucky
- Marshall 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 Kentucky community of Coy [Marshall County].
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- This Coy is located in Kemper County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coy that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Coy.
- Missouri
- McDonald County
- This Coy is located in McDonald County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coy that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Coy.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Coy is located in Weber County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coy that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Coy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coy ...
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.
- Black Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Claghorn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
- Coral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grandview is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Homer City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Josephine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Josephine is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Littletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Littletown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Marshall Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Heights is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Red Barn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Red Barn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
- Tearing Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tearing Run is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tearing Run
- Tide
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tide is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide
- Two Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
- Upper Two Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upper Two Lick is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Two Lick
How Far From Coy 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 Coy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coy and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Coy to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,507 miles [7,253.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coy) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Coy 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 Coy 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 Coy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5292, Longitude: -79.1411 In this case, the coordinates for Coy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.056 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.014 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.007 degrees. |
|
|