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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 Coles Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coles Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Corner:
    • 44.493667, -72.057597
    • 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 Corner
  • 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 Corner ...

We found three communities that share the name Coles Corner.

Within Vermont, the name Coles Corner is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Waldo 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 Maine community of Coles Corner [Waldo County].
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Coles Corner is located in Prince George's County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the southwest of the Coles Corner that is located in Caledonia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Coles Corner.
    • Washington
      • Chelan County
      • This Coles Corner is located in Chelan County and lies 2,301 miles [3,703.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Coles Corner that is located in Caledonia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Coles Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coles Corner ...

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.

  • Danville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Caledonia County
  • Greenbank Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank Hollow
    • Greenbank Hollow is located in Caledonia County
    • Greenbank Hollow has also been known as:
    • Greenbank Village
    • Greenbanks
    • South Danville
  • Hartwellville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwellville
    • Hartwellville is located in Essex County
  • Harvey Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Hollow
    • Harvey Hollow is located in Caledonia County
  • Miles Pond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Pond
    • Miles Pond is located in Essex County
  • Moccasin Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moccasin Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Mill
    • Moccasin Mill is located in Essex County
  • Pumpkin Hill ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hill
    • Pumpkin Hill is located in Caledonia County
  • Texas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Texas is located in Essex County
  • Victory
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Essex County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coles Corner and extending to:

  • Saint Johnsbury, which is the Seat of Caledonia County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Coles Corner to Montpelier, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,462 miles [8,790.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,056 miles [6,527.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coles Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Corner 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coles Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coles Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4937, Longitude: -72.0576       In this case, the coordinates for Coles Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Coles Corner 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 304.255 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.247 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.928 degrees.









 

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