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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 Colerain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colerain 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 Colerain:
    • 30.833011, -81.900667
    • 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 Colerain
  • 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 Colerain ...

We found nine communities that share the name Colerain.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Colerain.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Chatham 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 Georgia community of Colerain [Chatham County].
    • Walker 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 Georgia community of Colerain [Walker County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin 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 Massachusetts community of Colerain [Franklin County].
    • Michigan
      • Oakland 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 Michigan community of Colerain [Oakland County].
    • North Carolina
      • Bertie County
      • This Colerain is located in Bertie County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Colerain that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Colerain.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Colerain is located in Belmont County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<2> to the north of the Colerain that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Colerain.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Huntingdon County
      • This Colerain is located in Huntingdon County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Colerain that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Colerain.
      • Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Colerain [Lancaster County].
    • South Carolina
      • Union County
      • This Colerain is located in Union County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<2> to the north of the Colerain that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Colerain.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colerain ...

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.

  • Bullhead Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullhead Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead Bluff
    • Bullhead Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Burnt Fort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fort
    • Burnt Fort is located in Camden County
  • Burnt Fort Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Fort Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fort Ferry
    • Burnt Fort Ferry is located in Camden County
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Charlton County
  • Ferry Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Landing
    • Ferry Landing is located in Charlton County
  • Flea Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flea Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
    • Flea Hill is located in Camden County
  • Greenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
  • Highway Park Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highway Park Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park Ferry
    • Highway Park Ferry is located in Charlton County
  • Homeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Homeland is located in Charlton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Kings Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
    • Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Mays Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bluff
    • Mays Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Traders Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County

How Far From Colerain 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 community such as Colerain to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colerain to Woodbine, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Camden County: www.co.camden.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 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 Colerain 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colerain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colerain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8330, Longitude: -81.9007       In this case, the coordinates for Colerain 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 Colerain 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 310.709 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.488 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.068 degrees.









 

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