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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 Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Gardens 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 Gardens:
    • 34.871200, -86.590272
    • 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 Gardens
  • 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 Gardens ...

We found seven communities that share the name Colonial Gardens.

Within Alabama, the name Colonial Gardens is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Colonial Gardens is located in Cook County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the north of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Colonial Gardens.
      • Winnebago County
      • This Colonial Gardens is located in Winnebago County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the north northwest of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Colonial Gardens.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Colonial Gardens is located in Baltimore County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Colonial Gardens.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Colonial Gardens [Middlesex County].
      • Ocean County
      • This Colonial Gardens is located in Ocean County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Colonial Gardens.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Colonial Gardens is located in Harris County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Colonial Gardens.
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • This Colonial Gardens is located in Putnam County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Colonial Gardens.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Gardens ...

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.

  • Cedar Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
    • Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
  • Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Madison County
  • Cherokee Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
  • Cherry Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Madison County
  • Hazel Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Key's Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key's Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
    • Key's Mill is located in Madison County
  • Meadow Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
    • Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
  • Mercury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
    • Mercury is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meridianville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Normal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
      • Normal is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <4>
    • Stag Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stag Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
      • Stag Run is located in Madison County
    • Sulphur Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
    • Three Forks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
      • Three Forks is located in Madison County
    • Valley Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Valley Park is located in Madison County

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

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

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Gardens to Huntsville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Colonial Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8712, Longitude: -86.5903       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Colonial Gardens 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Colonial Gardens 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 313.623 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.413 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.911 degrees.




 

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