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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 South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colony South 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 South:
    • 34.220103, -83.828787
    • 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 South
  • 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Since Colony South is near Jackson County and also Barrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow 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 South

Communities Also Named Colony South ...

We found three communities that are also named Colony South.

Within Georgia, the name Colony South is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Colony South is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<1> to the west of the Colony South that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Colony South.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Colony South is located in Hillsborough County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colony South that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Colony South.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Colony South is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colony South that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Colony South.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colony South ...

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.

  • Cherrywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherrywood is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Chestnut Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chicopee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chicopee is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Eaglewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Eaglewood is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
  • Evergreen Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
  • Fox Trace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Trace is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
  • Holiday Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Holiday Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
  • Holland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Maple Forge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Forge is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
  • Mulberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mulberry is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Pleasant Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pleasant Brook is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pleasant View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant View is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Quail Run is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Tanner Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tanner Mill is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Mill
    • Vista Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Vista Brook is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook

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

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

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Colony South to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colony South) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 South 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 South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2201, Longitude: -83.8288       In this case, the coordinates for Colony South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.943 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.386 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.951 degrees.