Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coaling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coaling and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coaling
- 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 Coaling:
- 36.300609, -87.263340
- 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 Coaling
- 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 Dickson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- Since Coaling is near Cheatham County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Coaling ...
We found one communities that share the name Coaling.
Within Tennessee, the name Coaling is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Coaling in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coaling ...
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.
- Betsystown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betsystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsystown
- Betsystown is located in Dickson County
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Dickson County
- Cheap Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheap Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Dull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Fox Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Harris Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hollow
- Harris Hollow is located in Dickson County
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Liverworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Neptune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Promise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Dickson County
- Sweet Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Dickson County
How Far From Coaling 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 Coaling to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coaling and extending to:
- Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coaling to Charlotte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 587 miles [944.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coaling. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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- Coaling) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coaling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3006, Longitude: -87.2633 In this case, the coordinates for Coaling have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Coaling to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.101 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.163 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.864 degrees. |