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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 The Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Colony 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 The Colony:
    • 33.002645, -83.223765
    • 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 The 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 The Colony ...

We found twenty communities that share the name The Colony.

Within Georgia, the name The Colony is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cullman County
      • This The Colony is located in Cullman County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of The Colony.
      • Talladega County
      • This The Colony is located in Talladega County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the west northwest of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of The 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 The Colony [Tuscaloosa County].
    • Kansas
      • Anderson County
      • This The Colony is located in Anderson County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of The 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 The Colony [Norton County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This The Colony is located in Fayette County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the north of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of The Colony.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This The Colony is located in Baltimore County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of The Colony.
      • Montgomery County
      • This The Colony is located in Montgomery County and lies 540 miles [869 km] to the northeast of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of The Colony.
    • Missouri
      • Knox County
      • This The Colony is located in Knox County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of The 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 The Colony.
    • Oklahoma
      • Washita County
      • This The Colony is located in Washita County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washita County community of The Colony.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This The Colony is located in Aiken County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of The 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 The Colony.
      • Denton County
      • This The Colony is located in Denton County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of The Colony.
      • Fayette County
      • This The Colony is located in Fayette County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the west of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of The Colony.
      • Rains County
      • This The Colony is located in Rains County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the west of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of The Colony.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This The Colony is located in Weber County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of The Colony.
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This The Colony is located in Amherst County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of The Colony.
      • James City County
      • This The Colony is located in James City County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the northeast of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of The Colony.
    • Wyoming
      • Crook County
      • This The Colony is located in Crook County and lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Colony that is located in Baldwin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of The Colony.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The 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.

  • Coopers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
    • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
  • Edgars
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgars have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
    • Edgars is located in Wilkinson County
  • Goldens Mill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldens Mill
    • Goldens Mill is located in Wilkinson County
  • Gordon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <5>
  • Haddock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Harrisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Baldwin County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
  • Sandtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
    • Sandtown is located in Baldwin County
  • Tucker Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
    • Tucker Ferry is located in Baldwin County
  • Youngblood Corners ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Corners
    • Youngblood Corners is located in Wilkinson County

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

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

  • Milledgeville, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from The Colony to Atlanta, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Baldwin County: www.baldwincountyga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0026, Longitude: -83.2238       In this case, the coordinates for The Colony 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 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 The 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 The 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 The Colony 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 311.547 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.758 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.021 degrees.




 

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