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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 Collingwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collingwood Estates 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 Collingwood Estates:
- 35.503494, -77.991654
- 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 Collingwood Estates
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Collingwood Estates is near Johnston County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Collingwood Estates
Communities Also Named Collingwood Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Collingwood Estates.
Within North Carolina, the name Collingwood Estates is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Collingwood Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Niagara County
- This Collingwood Estates is located in Niagara County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north of the Collingwood Estates that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Collingwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Collingwood Estates ...
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.
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Greenleaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Hickory Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
- Hollands Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hollands Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Crossroads
- Mimosa Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mimosa Park is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
- Peacock Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peacock Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Crossroads
- Pike Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pike Crossroads is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Crossroads
- Pikeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rains Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Rosewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Stoney Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Creek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
- Teakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Teakwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
How Far From Collingwood Estates 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 Collingwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Collingwood Estates and extending to:
- Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Collingwood Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 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- Collingwood Estates) 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 Collingwood Estates 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 Collingwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5035, Longitude: -77.9917 In this case, the coordinates for Collingwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.591 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.726 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.317 degrees. |
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