Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colony and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colony
- 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 Colony:
- 38.042219, -84.563344
- 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 Colony
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Colony is near Jessamine County and also Woodford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jessamine County
- eBird sighting report for Woodford 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 Colony ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Colony.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Colony.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Colony is located in Cullman County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Colony that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Colony.
- Talladega County
- This Colony is located in Talladega County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the south southwest of the Colony that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Colony.
- Tuscaloosa 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 Alabama community of Colony [Tuscaloosa County].
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- This Colony is located in Anderson County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<2> to the west of the Colony that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Colony.
- Norton 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 Colony [Norton County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Colony is located in Baltimore County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Colony that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Colony.
- Montgomery County
- This Colony is located in Montgomery County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km] to the east northeast of the Colony that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Colony.
- Missouri
- Nevada
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Blanco County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Blanco County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blanco County community of Colony.
- Denton County
- This Colony is located in Denton County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Colony that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Colony.
- Fayette County
- This Colony is located in Fayette County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km] to the southwest of the Colony that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Colony.
- Rains County
- This Colony is located in Rains County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the west southwest of the Colony that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Colony.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Colony is located in Amherst County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<2> to the east of the Colony that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Colony.
- James City County
- This Colony is located in James City County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the east of the Colony that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Colony.
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colony ...
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.
- Blueberry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
- Blueberry Hill is located in Fayette County
- Chevy Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Chevy Chase is located in Fayette County
- Elk Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Frogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Garden Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Springs
- Garden Springs is located in Fayette County
- Gardenside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardenside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenside
- Gardenside is located in Fayette County
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Fayette County
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Fayette County
- Little Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Little Georgetown is located in Fayette County
- Little Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Little Texas is located in Fayette County
- Open Gates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Open Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Gates
- Open Gates is located in Fayette County
- Pine Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadows
- Pine Meadows is located in Fayette County
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- Sandersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Fayette County
- Shadeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Stoneybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Stoneybrook is located in Fayette County
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandersville
How Far From Colony 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 Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colony and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Colony to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 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 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Colony 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 from Point A (ie- Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0422, Longitude: -84.5633 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Colony to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.463 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.528 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.234 degrees. |