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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 West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colony West 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 Colony West:
    • 34.779258, -92.382376
    • 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 Colony West
  • 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
    • Since Colony West is near Faulkner County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Colony West

Communities Also Named Colony West ...

We found two communities that are also named Colony West.

Within Arkansas, the name Colony West is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Colony West is located in Kent County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colony West that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Colony West.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Colony West is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colony West that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Colony West.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colony West ...

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.

  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hickory Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Overlook Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Overlook Park is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Park
  • Pebble Beach Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pebble Beach Park is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach Park
  • Pleasant Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Forest is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Forest
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Pleasant View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant View is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Rainwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rainwood is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwood
  • Rock Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Creek is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Timber Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Timber Ridge is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
  • Turtle Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Turtle Creek is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek

How Far From Colony West 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 Colony West to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Colony West to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,318 miles [8,558.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colony West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 West 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 Colony West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7793, Longitude: -92.3824       In this case, the coordinates for Colony West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.254 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.605 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.413 degrees.