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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 Colonial Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Estates 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 Colonial Estates:
    • 36.289024, -79.634751
    • 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 Colonial 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Since Colonial Estates is near Guilford County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Colonial Estates

Communities Also Named Colonial Estates ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Colonial Estates.

Within North Carolina, the name Colonial Estates is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Carroll County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Colonial Estates.
      • Douglas County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Douglas County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the west southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Colonial Estates.
    • North Dakota
      • Burleigh County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Colonial Estates.
    • Ohio
      • Fairfield County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Fairfield County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Colonial Estates.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Dauphin County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Colonial Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Georgetown County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Georgetown County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the south of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Colonial Estates.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Bradley County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Colonial Estates.
      • Putnam County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the west of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Colonial Estates.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Rutherford County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km] to the west of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Colonial Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,762 miles [2,835.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Colonial Estates.
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Rutland County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Colonial Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial 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.

  • Bethany
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bethany is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Cedar Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
  • Clover Garden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
  • College Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • College Village is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
  • Forestdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Forestdale is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Locust Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Pleasantville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Quick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Quick is located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
  • Sandy Cross
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Cross is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Scalesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Scalesville is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
    • Stony Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Summit Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit Hills is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
    • Village Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Village Oaks is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Oaks
    • Wittys Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
    • Woodland Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Park is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Colonial Estates 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 community such as Colonial Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wentworth, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Estates to Wentworth, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,700 miles [7,563.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Colonial Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Colonial 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 Colonial Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2890, Longitude: -79.6348       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.514 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.897 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.699 degrees.