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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Koehler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Koehler and the surrounding area.
- 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 Koehler:
- 36.689859, -79.908929
- 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 Koehler
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Koehler is near Martinsville City and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martinsville City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Koehler
Communities Also Named Koehler ...
We found one communities that are also named Koehler.
Within Virginia, the name Koehler is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Koehler in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Koehler [Colfax County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Koehler ...
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.
- Chestnut Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Knob is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Knob
- Grassy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grassy Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Hill Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hill Top is located in Martinsville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Horse Pasture
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Jones Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Martinsville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Laurel Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Marrowbone Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone Heights
- Martinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Liberty is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Reed Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Rock Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Run is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Stanleytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Koehler 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 Koehler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Koehler and extending to:
- Collinsville, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Koehler to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Koehler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Koehler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Koehler to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Koehler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6899, Longitude: -79.9089 In this case, the coordinates for Koehler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.666 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.131 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.679 degrees. |
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