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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 Colon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colon and the surrounding area.
- 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 Colon:
- 41.959209, -85.322820
- 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 Colon
- 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 Saint Joseph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- Since Colon is near Branch County and also Kalamazoo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Branch County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kalamazoo 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 Colon
Communities Also Named Colon ...
We found four communities that are also named Colon.
Within Michigan, the name Colon is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clinch County
- This Colon is located in Clinch County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the south of the Colon that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinch County community of Colon.
- Nebraska
- Saunders County
- This Colon is located in Saunders County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west of the Colon that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saunders County community of Colon.
- North Carolina
- Lee County
- This Colon is located in Lee County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colon that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Colon.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Colon is located in Jefferson County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the east of the Colon that is located in Saint Joseph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Colon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colon ...
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.
- Breezy Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Breezy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Beach
- Coldwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Factoryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Factoryville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
- Fawn River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Greenfield Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Hatmaker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Joppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Klingers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Klingers is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingers
- Lemon Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Park
- Pavilion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
- Pine Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandy Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Beach is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Star Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Star Mill is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mill
- Three Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Colon 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 village such as Colon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colon and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Saint Joseph County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Colon to Centreville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Colon 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 Colon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9592, Longitude: -85.3228 In this case, the coordinates for Colon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.914 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.61 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.407 degrees. |
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