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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 Coal City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coal City 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 Coal City:
- 37.679004, -81.210378
- 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 Coal City
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Coal City is near Mercer County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Coal City
Communities Also Named Coal City ...
We found six communities that are also named Coal City.
Within West Virginia, the name Coal City is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair County
- This Coal City is located in Saint Clair County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Coal City that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Coal City.
- Illinois
- Grundy County
- This Coal City is located in Grundy County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coal City that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Coal City.
- Indiana
- Owen County
- This Coal City is located in Owen County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coal City that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Coal City.
- Iowa
- Appanoose County
- This Coal City is located in Appanoose County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coal City that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appanoose County community of Coal City.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Coal City is located in Venango County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coal City that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Coal City.
- Utah
- Carbon County
- This Coal City is located in Carbon County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coal City that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Coal City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coal City ...
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.
- Affinity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Affinity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affinity
- Big Stick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stick
- Cedar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Crab Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jonben
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jonben is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonben
- Josephine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Josephine is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Lego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lego is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lego
- Lillybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lillybrook is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillybrook
- Mead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mead is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
- Princewick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Princewick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
- Spangler Factory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spangler Factory is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Factory
- Winding Gulf
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winding Gulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Gulf
- Woodpeck
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodpeck is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodpeck
How Far From Coal City 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 Coal City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coal City and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Coal City to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Coal City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Coal City 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 Coal City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6790, Longitude: -81.2104 In this case, the coordinates for Coal City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.419 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.137 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.898 degrees. |
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