Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coleman Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coleman Falls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coleman Falls
- 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 Coleman Falls:
- 37.501034, -79.302815
- 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 Coleman Falls
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Coleman Falls is near Amherst County and also Lynchburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Amherst County
- eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- 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 Coleman Falls ...
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.
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Coffee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Eagles Eyrie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Eyrie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Eyrie
- Eagles Eyrie is located in Bedford County
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Forest
- From Coleman Falls to Forest
- Forest Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Forest Dale is located in Lynchburg City
- Ivanhoe Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
- Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
- Keystone Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Forest
- Keystone Forest is located in Lynchburg City
- Major
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Maple Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Lynchburg City
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- Meadow Wood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Wood
- Meadow Wood is located in Bedford County
- Panorama Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Panorama Hills is located in Lynchburg City
- Peakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pleasant View
- From Coleman Falls to Pleasant View
- Salt Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Salt Creek is located in Amherst County
- Three Fountains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Fountains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Fountains
- Three Fountains is located in Lynchburg City
- Meadow Wood
How Far From Coleman Falls 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 Coleman Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Coleman Falls and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Coleman Falls to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 156 miles [251.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coleman Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coleman Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coleman Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5010, Longitude: -79.3028 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Coleman Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.29 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.822 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.162 degrees. |