Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Copeville

• 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 Copeville:
  • 33.079563, -96.415540
  • 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 Copeville

• 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 Collin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Collin County
  • Since Copeville is near Hunt County and also Rockwall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockwall 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 Copeville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Copeville ...

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.

• Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Branch is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
• Burrow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Burrow is located in Hunt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrow
• Clear Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clear Lake is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Climax
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Climax is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Farmersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmersville is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <1>
• Fate
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fate is located in Rockwall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <1>
• Josephine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Josephine is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <1>
• Little Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Ridge is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ridge
• Lucas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lucas is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
• Nevada
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nevada is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <1>
• Trinity Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Park is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Park

How Far From Copeville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Copeville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Copeville and extending to:

• McKinney, which is the Seat of Collin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Copeville to McKinney, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,152 miles [1,854 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,688 miles [12,372.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'