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39.359828, -76.710250
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We found fifteen communities that share the name Colonial Village.
Within Maryland, the name Colonial Village is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
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 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
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 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 616 miles [991.4 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Colonial Village.
Indiana
Hancock County
This Colonial Village is located in Hancock County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west.
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].
New York
Niagara County
This Colonial Village is located in Niagara County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the north northwest.
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 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
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 212 miles [341.2 km] to the northwest.
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 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
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 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 458 miles [737.1 km] to the west southwest.
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 582 miles [936.6 km] to the west southwest.
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 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
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.
Bonnie Ridge (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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:
Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Village to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 36 miles [57.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- 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: 39.3598, Longitude: -76.7103 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 . 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Colonial Village 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 307.666 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.256 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.396 degrees.