Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coles Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coles Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coles 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 Coles Ferry:
- 36.983753, -78.829730
- 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 Coles 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Coles Ferry is near Charlotte County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
- eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Coles Ferry ...
We found four communities that share the name Coles Ferry.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Coles Ferry.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Charlotte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Coles Ferry [Charlotte County].
- Charlotte County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hart County
- This Coles Ferry is located in Hart County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Coles Ferry that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Coles Ferry.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Coles Ferry is located in Anderson County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Coles Ferry that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Coles Ferry.
- Tennessee
- Wilson County
- This Coles Ferry is located in Wilson County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<2> to the west of the Coles Ferry that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Coles Ferry.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coles 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.
- Aspen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Charlotte County
- Martins Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Martins Store is located in Halifax County
- Neals Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neals Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
- Neals Corner is located in Halifax County
- Patrick Henry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry
- Patrick Henry is located in Charlotte County
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Halifax County
- Terryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Terryville is located in Charlotte County
How Far From Coles Ferry 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 Coles Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coles Ferry and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coles Ferry to Halifax, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 164 miles [263.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coles Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Coles Ferry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coles Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coles Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9838, Longitude: -78.8297 In this case, the coordinates for Coles Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Coles Ferry 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 309.029 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.447 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.146 degrees. |