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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 Colony Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colony 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 Colony Estates:
    • 35.121827, -77.095505
    • 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 Colony 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 Craven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
    • Since Colony Estates is near Jones County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico 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 Colony Estates

Communities Also Named Colony Estates ...

We found three communities that are also named Colony Estates.

Within North Carolina, the name Colony Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This Colony Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colony Estates that is located in Craven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Colony Estates.
    • Texas
      • Jim Wells County
      • This Colony Estates is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colony Estates that is located in Craven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Colony Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Colony Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,925 miles [3,098 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colony Estates that is located in Craven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Colony Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colony 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.

  • Clark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clark is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Craven Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Craven Terrace is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Terrace
  • Cypress Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cypress Shores is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Shores
  • Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Holly Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Holly Hills is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • James City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • James City is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • River Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • River Bend is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Snug Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

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

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

  • New Bern, which is the Seat of Craven County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Colony Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 260 miles [418.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,633 miles [7,456.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Colony 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 Colony 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 Colony Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1218, Longitude: -77.0955       In this case, the coordinates for Colony Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.10 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.107 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.108 degrees.