Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colony and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colony
- 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 Colony:
- 32.781792, -95.688017
- 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 Colony
- 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 Rains County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rains County
- Since Colony is near Wood County and also Van Zandt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- eBird sighting report for Van Zandt 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 Colony ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Colony.
There are three communities within Texas that are also named Colony.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Blanco County
- Denton County
- Fayette County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Colony is located in Cullman County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<2> to the east of the Colony that is located in Rains County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Colony.
- Talladega County
- This Colony is located in Talladega County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east of the Colony that is located in Rains County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Colony.
- Tuscaloosa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Colony [Tuscaloosa County].
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- This Colony is located in Anderson County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the north of the Colony that is located in Rains County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Colony.
- Norton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Colony [Norton County].
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Colony is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Colony that is located in Rains County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Colony.
- Montgomery County
- This Colony is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km] to the east northeast of the Colony that is located in Rains County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Colony.
- Missouri
- Nevada
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Utah
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Colony is located in Amherst County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Colony that is located in Rains County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Colony.
- James City County
- This Colony is located in James City County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km] to the east northeast of the Colony that is located in Rains County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Colony.
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colony ...
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.
- Bright Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright Star have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Bright Star is located in Rains County
- Calvary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Fruitvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Fruitvale is located in Van Zandt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <5>
- Ginger
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Golden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Wood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <5>
- Grand Saline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Saline
- Grand Saline is located in Van Zandt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Saline <5>
- Hogansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansville
- Hogansville is located in Rains County
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Rocky Point Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Center
- Rocky Point Center is located in Rains County
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- Sand Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Rains County
- Shotgun Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shotgun Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotgun Crossing
- Shotgun Crossing is located in Rains County
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Van Zandt County
- Small
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Rains County
- Sand Flat
How Far From Colony to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colony and extending to:
- Emory, which is the Seat of Rains County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Colony to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,674 miles [12,350.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,551 miles [8,933.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7818, Longitude: -95.6880 In this case, the coordinates for Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Colony 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Colony to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.205 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.623 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.165 degrees. |