Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coocheyville:
  • 37.647631, -75.852155
  • 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 Coocheyville

• 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Since Coocheyville is near Northampton County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Coocheyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coocheyville ...

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.

• Bobtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bobtown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Boston
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Boston is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Cashville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cashville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
• Cedar View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar View is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View
• Crockett Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
• Little Hell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Hell is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
• Locksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Locksville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksville
• Middlesex
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Middlesex is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
• Painter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Painter is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painter <1>
• Pennyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pennyville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
• Savageville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Savageville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
• Shields
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shields is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields

How Far From Coocheyville 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 Coocheyville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coocheyville to Accomac, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west (W). 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'