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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 Coloma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coloma 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 Coloma:
- 39.531409, -93.523268
- 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 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Coloma is near Livingston County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Coloma
Communities Also Named Coloma ...
We found eight communities that are also named Coloma.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Coloma.
Beyond Missouri, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- 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.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Coloma [Cherokee County].
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Coloma is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km]<2> to the west of the Coloma that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Coloma.
- Indiana
- Parke County
- This Coloma is located in Parke County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<2> to the east of the Coloma that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Coloma.
- Kansas
- Woodson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Coloma [Woodson County].
- Michigan
- Berrien County
- This Coloma is located in Berrien County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Coloma that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Coloma.
- Montana
- Missoula County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Coloma [Missoula County].
- Wisconsin
- Waushara County
- This Coloma is located in Waushara County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Coloma that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waushara County community of Coloma.
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.
- Blue Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Mound is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Corner Campbell School
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Grace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Little Compton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Compton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Quote
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quote is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quote
- Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roads is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads
- Tina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
How Far From Coloma 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 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:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Coloma to Carrollton, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coloma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 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> | 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 Coloma 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 Coloma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5314, Longitude: -93.5233 In this case, the coordinates for Coloma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.334 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.483 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.054 degrees. |
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