Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colonial Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colonial Village
- 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 Colonial Village:
- 41.703333, -88.054167
- 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 Colonial Village
- 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Will County
- Since Colonial Village is near DuPage County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Colonial Village ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Colonial Village.
There are two communities within Illinois that are also named Colonial Village.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Cook County
- This Colonial Village is located in Cook County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Colonial Village.
- Madison 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 Illinois community of Colonial Village [Madison County].
- Cook County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Colonial Village.
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Colonial Village.
- Indiana
- Hancock County
- This Colonial Village is located in Hancock County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Colonial Village.
- Iowa
- Polk 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 Iowa community of Colonial Village [Polk County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Colonial Village.
- New York
- Niagara County
- This Colonial Village is located in Niagara County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Colonial Village.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Colonial Village.
- Venango County
- This Colonial Village is located in Venango County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km] to the east of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Colonial Village.
- South Carolina
- Lancaster County
- This Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Colonial Village.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Colonial Village.
- Knox County
- This Colonial Village is located in Knox County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Colonial Village.
- Rutherford County
- This Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Colonial Village.
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Colonial Village is located in Arlington County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Colonial Village.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Village ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cherrywood is located in Will County
- Heather Sound
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Sound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Sound
- Heather Sound is located in Will County
- Heritage Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Heritage Creek is located in Will County
- Home Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Honeytree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Hunters Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- Hunters Trail is located in Will County
- Indian Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Indian Oaks is located in Will County
- Ivanhoe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Kings Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Kings Park is located in Will County
- Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Sugar Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Brook
- Sugar Brook is located in Will County
- Walnut Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
- Walnut Woods is located in Will County
How Far From Colonial Village 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 Colonial Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colonial Village and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Village to Joliet, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colonial Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colonial Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7033, Longitude: -88.0542 In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Village 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 Colonial Village 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> | 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 Colonial Village 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 314.716 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.626 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.826 degrees. |