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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 Colonial Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Acres 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 Colonial Acres:
    • 32.573747, -85.409114
    • 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 Colonial Acres
  • 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 Colonial Acres ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Colonial Acres.

Within Alabama, the name Colonial Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sacramento 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 California community of Colonial Acres [Sacramento County].
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Will County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Cecil County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Harford County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Harford County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the northeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Wicomico County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the northeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Barnstable County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Mississippi
      • Monroe County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Monroe County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Colonial Acres.
    • New York
      • Albany 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 New York community of Colonial Acres [Albany County].
      • Westchester County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Westchester County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Colonial Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Lee County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Lee County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Wayne County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Wayne County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the east northeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Wood County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<2> to the north of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Putnam County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<2> to the north of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Sullivan County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Sumner County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Sumner County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the north northwest of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Prince William County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Colonial Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Acres ...

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.

  • Cloverleaf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
    • Cloverleaf is located in Lee County
  • Edgewood Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Lee County
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Lee County
  • Forestdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
    • Forestdale is located in Lee County
  • Glen Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Glen Haven is located in Lee County
  • Hallway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallway
    • Hallway is located in Lee County
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Lee County
  • Mitchell Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossroads
    • Mitchell Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Oak Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
    • Oak Hollow is located in Lee County
  • Tanglewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
  • Twin Creeks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
    • Twin Creeks is located in Lee County
  • Union Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Union Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Village Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills
    • Village Hills is located in Lee County

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

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

  • Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Acres to Montgomery, with an average speed<4> 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Colonial Acres 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 from Point A (ie- Colonial Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5737, Longitude: -85.4091       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 Colonial Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.792 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.135 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.953 degrees.




 

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