Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Collinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collinsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Collinsville
- 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 Collinsville:
- 38.076864, -121.849958
- 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 Collinsville
- 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 Solano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Solano County
- Since Collinsville is near Contra Costa County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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 Collinsville ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Collinsville.
Within California, the name Collinsville is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Collinsville is located in DeKalb County and lies 2,010 miles [3,234.8 km]<1> to the east of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Collinsville.
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Collinsville is located in Hartford County and lies 2,568 miles [4,132.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Collinsville.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Collinsville is located in DeKalb County and lies 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km]<1> to the east of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Collinsville.
- Illinois
- Madison County
- This Collinsville is located in Madison County and lies 1,715 miles [2,760 km]<1> to the east of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Collinsville.
- Kansas
- Cherokee 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 Collinsville [Cherokee County].
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Collinsville is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,635 miles [4,240.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Collinsville.
- Mississippi
- Lauderdale County
- This Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km]<1> to the east of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Collinsville.
- New Jersey
- Morris 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 Collinsville [Morris County].
- New Mexico
- Quay County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Collinsville.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Collinsville is located in Lewis County and lies 2,424 miles [3,901 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Collinsville.
- North Carolina
- Polk County
- This Collinsville is located in Polk County and lies 2,195 miles [3,532.5 km]<1> to the east of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Collinsville.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Collinsville is located in Butler County and lies 1,992 miles [3,205.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Collinsville.
- Oklahoma
- Rogers County
- This Collinsville is located in Rogers County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<1> to the east of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rogers County community of Collinsville.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Collinsville is located in York County and lies 2,414 miles [3,885 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Collinsville.
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Collinsville is located in Grayson County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<1> to the east of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Collinsville.
- Virginia
- Frederick County
- This Collinsville is located in Frederick County and lies 2,325 miles [3,741.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Collinsville.
- Henry County
- This Collinsville is located in Henry County and lies 2,282 miles [3,672.5 km] to the east of the Collinsville that is located in Solano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Collinsville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Collinsville ...
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.
- Birds Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Landing
- Birds Landing is located in Solano County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birds Landing <4>
- Chipps
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Cornwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Empire ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Montezuma
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Sand Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Spoonbill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Collinsville 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 Collinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Collinsville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Collinsville and extending to:
- Fairfield, which is the Seat of Solano County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Collinsville to Fairfield, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,397 miles [3,857.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,152 miles [13,119.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Solano County: www.co.solano.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collinsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Collinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0769, Longitude: -121.8500 In this case, the coordinates for Collinsville 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Collinsville 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 Collinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Collinsville 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 339.755 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.631 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.815 degrees. |