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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 College Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 College Village:
    • 36.452360, -79.743090
    • 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 College Village
  • 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Since College Village is near Pittsylvania County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 College Village

Communities Also Named College Village ...

We found one communities that are also named College Village.

Within North Carolina, the name College Village is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named College Village in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This College Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the College Village that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of College Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near College 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.

  • Bearslide
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bearslide is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearslide
  • Creekridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Creekridge is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekridge
  • Dan River
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dan River is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
  • Eden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Eden is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
  • Forestdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Green Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Knolls is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Knolls
  • Holly Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Homestead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Homestead is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Leaksville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
  • Meadow Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
  • Piney Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Piney Fork is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Providence
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Providence is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Ravenwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Ravenwood is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Riverbend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Riverbend is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Spray ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Spray is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
    • Sunset Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills

How Far From College Village 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 College Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College Village and extending to:

  • Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the South.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from College Village to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Village) 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 College Village 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 College Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4524, Longitude: -79.7431       In this case, the coordinates for College Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.574 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.99 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.689 degrees.