Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coloma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coloma and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coloma
- 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 Coloma:
- 42.186705, -86.307800
- 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 Coloma
- 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Since Coloma is near Van Buren County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Coloma ...
We found eight communities that share the name Coloma.
Within Michigan, the name Coloma is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Carroll County
- This Coloma is located in Carroll County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Coloma that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Coloma.
- Henry County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Henry County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Coloma.
- Montana
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coloma ...
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.
- Covert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Covert is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covert <4>
- Fair Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
- Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
- Fish Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
- Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Friendsville is located in Van Buren County
- Kings Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Kings Landing is located in Berrien County
- Little Paw Paw Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Paw Paw Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Paw Paw Lake
- Little Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
- Maple Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Maple Island is located in Cass County
- Naomi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Paw Paw Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
- Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
- Pearl Grange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Grange
- Pearl Grange is located in Berrien County
- Shanghai Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Sister Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sister Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Lakes
- Sister Lakes is located in Van Buren County
- Twelve Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
How Far From Coloma to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Coloma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coloma and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coloma to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coloma. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Coloma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coloma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coloma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1867, Longitude: -86.3078 In this case, the coordinates for Coloma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Coloma 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Coloma to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.556 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.373 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.819 degrees. |