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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 Coltranes Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coltranes Mill 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 Coltranes Mill:
- 35.905969, -79.856422
- 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 Coltranes Mill
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Coltranes Mill is near Guilford County and also Davidson 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 Davidson 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 Coltranes Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coltranes Mill ...
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.
- Allen Jay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Bakertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bakertown is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edgar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Freeman Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Green Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Level Cross
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Level Cross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
- Miles Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroad
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ravenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Robins Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robins Nest is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Nest
- Stones Throw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stones Throw is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
- Trinity Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trinity Park is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Park
How Far From Coltranes Mill 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 Coltranes Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coltranes Mill and extending to:
- Asheboro, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Coltranes Mill to Asheboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five 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 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coltranes Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Coltranes Mill 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 Coltranes Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9060, Longitude: -79.8564 In this case, the coordinates for Coltranes Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.995 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.909 degrees. |
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