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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 Colmar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colmar and the surrounding area.
- 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 Colmar:
- 40.345329, -90.891138
- 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 Colmar
- 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 McDonough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDonough County
- Since Colmar is near Hancock County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Colmar
Communities Also Named Colmar ...
We found two communities that are also named Colmar.
Within Illinois, the name Colmar is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Bell County
- This Colmar is located in Bell County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colmar that is located in McDonough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Colmar.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Colmar is located in Montgomery County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the east of the Colmar that is located in McDonough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Colmar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colmar ...
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.
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fountain Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Industry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- La Crosse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Little Ireland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Ireland is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ireland
- Middle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Middle Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ragtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ragtown is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Spring Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- University Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
How Far From Colmar 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 Colmar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colmar and extending to:
- Macomb, which is the Seat of McDonough County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colmar to Macomb, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colmar) 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 Colmar 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 Colmar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3453, Longitude: -90.8911 In this case, the coordinates for Colmar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.59 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.583 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.578 degrees. |
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