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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 Colonial Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Village 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 Colonial Village:
    • 39.937540, -85.834979
    • 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 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
    • Since Colonial Village is near Madison County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Colonial Village

Communities Also Named Colonial Village ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Colonial Village.

Within Indiana, the name Colonial Village is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock 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 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the south of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Colonial Village.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Cook County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock 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].
      • Will County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Will County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the northwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will 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 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock 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 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock 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 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock 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 338 miles [544 km] to the east northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock 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 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock 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 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the south of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock 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 297 miles [478 km] to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock 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 278 miles [447.4 km] to the south of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock 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 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Village that is located in Hancock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Colonial Village.

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.

  • Breakwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Breakwater is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakwater
  • Chestnut Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Denny Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
  • Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Forest Knoll
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Forest Knoll is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
  • Fortville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gray Eagle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gray Eagle is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Eagle
  • Hardscrabble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Heather Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Heather Point is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Point
  • Maxwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxwell is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Mohawk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mohawk is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Sail Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sail Place is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sail Place
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sandstone Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sandstone Lakes is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Lakes
    • Sandstone Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sandstone Ridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Ridge
    • Sandstone Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sandstone Woods is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Woods
    • Sugar Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sugar Hills is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hills
    • Sunview
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunview is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
    • Thorny Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Thorny Ridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Ridge

How Far From Colonial Village 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 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:

  • Greenfield, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Village to Greenfield, 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.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 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 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Colonial Village 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 Colonial Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9375, Longitude: -85.8350       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.27 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.723 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.266 degrees.