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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Coyleville:
    • 40.853397, -79.728383
    • 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 Coyleville
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coyleville ...

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.

  • Bonnie Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brook
    • Bonnie Brook is located in Butler County
  • Carbon Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
    • Carbon Center is located in Butler County
  • Craigsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
    • Craigsville is located in Armstrong County
  • Dennys Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennys Mills
    • Dennys Mills is located in Butler County
  • Great Belt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
    • Great Belt is located in Butler County
  • Herman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Herman is located in Butler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <2>
  • Lucasville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
    • Lucasville is located in Butler County
  • Shadyside Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
    • Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
    • Shadyside Village has also been known as:
    • Buffalo Creek
    • Yellow Dog Village

How Far From Coyleville 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 Coyleville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Coyleville and extending to:

  • Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the West.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Coyleville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coyleville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Coyleville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coyleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8534, Longitude: -79.7284       In this case, the coordinates for Coyleville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Coyleville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.399 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.453 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.151 degrees.









 

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