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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 Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colony 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 Colony:
    • 33.941963, -86.901138
    • 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
  • 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 21 communities that share the name Colony.

There are three communities within Alabama that are also named Colony.

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

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Cullman 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 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colony that is located in Cullman 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.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Colony [Tuscaloosa County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Baldwin County
      • This Colony is located in Baldwin County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colony that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Colony.
    • Kansas
      • Anderson County
      • This Colony is located in Anderson County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colony that is located in Cullman 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.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Colony [Norton County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Colony is located in Fayette County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colony that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Colony.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Colony is located in Baltimore County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colony that is located in Cullman 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 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the northeast of the Colony that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Colony.
    • Missouri
      • Knox County
      • This Colony is located in Knox County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Colony that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Colony.
    • Nevada
      • Lyon County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Colony.
    • Oklahoma
      • Washita County
      • This Colony is located in Washita County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colony that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washita County community of Colony.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Colony is located in Aiken County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the east of the Colony that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Colony.
    • Texas
      • Blanco County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Blanco County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blanco County community of Colony.
      • Denton County
      • This Colony is located in Denton County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west of the Colony that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Colony.
      • Fayette County
      • This Colony is located in Fayette County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the west southwest of the Colony that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Colony.
      • Rains County
      • This Colony is located in Rains County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the west of the Colony that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Colony.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Colony is located in Weber County and lies 1,456 miles [2,343.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colony that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Colony.
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This Colony is located in Amherst County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colony that is located in Cullman 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 613 miles [986.5 km] to the east northeast of the Colony that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Colony.
    • Wyoming
      • Crook County
      • This Colony is located in Crook County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colony that is located in Cullman County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Colony.

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.

  • Bent Tree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
    • Bent Tree is located in Blount County
  • Black Bottom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
    • Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
  • Center Community
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Community have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Community
    • Center Community is located in Cullman County
  • Cold Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Cold Springs is located in Cullman County
  • Damascus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Cullman County
  • Dodge City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Dodge City is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Garden City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Misty Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Harbor
    • Misty Harbor is located in Cullman County
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Blount County
  • Smoke Rise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
    • Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
  • Sulpher Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulpher Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulpher Springs
    • Sulpher Springs is located in Blount County

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 town 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:

  • Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Colony to Cullman, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 Cullman County: www.co.cullman.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 33.9420, Longitude: -86.9011    
<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 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.
<3>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.
<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 Colony 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 313.762 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.444 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.246 degrees.









 

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