Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Colo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colo and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Colo

• 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 Colo:
  • 37.045635, -84.483828
  • 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 Colo

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Colo is near McCreary County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Colo

Communities Also Named Colo ...

We found one communities that are also named Colo.

Within Kentucky, the name Colo is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Colo in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Story County
    • This Colo is located in Story County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colo that is located in Pulaski County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Story County community of Colo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colo ...

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.

• Blue John
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blue John is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue John
• Bourbon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bourbon is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Drum
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Drum is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
• Goodwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Goodwater is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
• Hail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hail is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
• Mount Victory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
• Piney Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Piney Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Poplarville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplarville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
• Shopville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shopville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
• Stab
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stab is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
• Sugar Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Whetstone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whetstone is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone

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

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

• Somerset, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Colo to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 424 miles [682.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'