Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colonial Hights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Hights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colonial Hights
- 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 Hights:
- 35.302385, -77.614971
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Colonial Hights
- 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
- Since Colonial Hights is near Greene County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Jones 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Hights ...
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.
- Branchwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Branchwood is located in Lenoir County
- Club Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Club Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Pines
- Club Pines is located in Lenoir County
- Clubview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - George Washington Carver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Washington Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Washington Carver
- George Washington Carver is located in Lenoir County
- Greenmead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Harveytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- Harveytown is located in Lenoir County
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Lenoir County
- Howard Hights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Hights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hights
- Howard Hights is located in Lenoir County
- Hullwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Liberty Hill Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Park
- Liberty Hill Park is located in Lenoir County
- Random Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Random Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Random Woods is located in Lenoir County
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Lenoir County
- Trinity Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods
- Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
How Far From Colonial Hights 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 Colonial Hights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Colonial Hights and extending to:
- Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Hights to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the north (N). 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 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,076 miles [9,778.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colonial Hights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lenoir County: www.co.lenoir.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Hights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Hights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3024, Longitude: -77.6150 In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Hights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Colonial Hights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.385 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.46 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.242 degrees. |