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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 Collingwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collingwood 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 Collingwood:
    • 39.940000, -85.984722
    • 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 Collingwood
  • 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Collingwood is near Marion County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Collingwood

Communities Also Named Collingwood ...

We found nine communities that are also named Collingwood.

There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Collingwood.

Beyond Indiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • DeKalb 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 Indiana community of Collingwood [DeKalb County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Collingwood is located in Lee County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<2> to the south of the Collingwood that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Collingwood.
    • Kansas
      • Osage 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 Kansas community of Collingwood [Osage County].
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Collingwood is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the east of the Collingwood that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Collingwood.
    • New York
      • Chemung County
      • This Collingwood is located in Chemung County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Collingwood that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Collingwood.
      • Onondaga County
      • This Collingwood is located in Onondaga County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east northeast of the Collingwood that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Collingwood.
    • Ontario
      • This Collingwood lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Collingwood that is located in Hamilton County.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Collingwood is located in Sullivan County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Collingwood that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Collingwood.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Collingwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<2> to the east of the Collingwood that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Collingwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Collingwood ...

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.

  • Breakwater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Breakwater is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakwater
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Fishers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Forest Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forest Ridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
  • Heather Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heather Point is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Point
  • Heritage Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Heritage Green is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
  • Heritage Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Heritage Meadows is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
  • Hickory Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Masthead
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Masthead is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthead
  • Pleasant View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant View is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Quaker Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Quaker Ridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
  • Sail Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sail Place is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sail Place
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sandstone Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandstone Lakes is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Lakes
    • Sandstone Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandstone Ridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Ridge
    • Sandstone Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandstone Woods is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Woods
    • Sawgrass
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sawgrass is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
    • Spyglass Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Spyglass Hill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
    • Sweetbriar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Thorny Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Thorny Ridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Ridge
    • Timber Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Timber Springs is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Springs
    • Walnut Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
    • Windjammer
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Windjammer is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer
    • Woods Edge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woods Edge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

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

  • Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Collingwood to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 Collingwood 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 '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- Collingwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Collingwood 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 Collingwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9400, Longitude: -85.9847       In this case, the coordinates for Collingwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.366 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.833 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.335 degrees.