Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Coan-Bundicks Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coan-Bundicks Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Coan-Bundicks Ferry

• 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 Coan-Bundicks Ferry:
  • 37.958742, -76.481342
  • 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 Coan-Bundicks Ferry

• 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Since Coan-Bundicks Ferry is near Richmond County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Coan-Bundicks Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coan-Bundicks Ferry ...

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.

• Bundick
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
• Claraville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Claraville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claraville
• Harryhogan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harryhogan is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harryhogan
• Heathsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Heathsville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heathsville <1>
• Horse Head
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horse Head is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Head
• Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lake is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Lodge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lodge is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
• Rainswood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
• Walnut Point ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Point is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Point
• Williams Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Williams Corner is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner

How Far From Coan-Bundicks Ferry 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 Coan-Bundicks Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Heathsville, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Coan-Bundicks Ferry to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 71 miles [114.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,492 miles [7,229.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'