Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Colonia

• 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 Colonia:
  • 40.574548, -74.302092
  • 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 Colonia

• 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Since Colonia is near Union County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Colonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonia ...

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.

• Barber
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barber is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Chrome
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chrome is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
• Clara Barton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clara Barton is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Barton
• Clark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clark is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Edgar
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Edgar is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Fords
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fords is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
• Hopelawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hopelawn is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopelawn
• Oak Tree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Tree is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree
• Potters
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Potters is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
• Pumptown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
• Sand Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sand Hills is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
• Valentine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Valentine is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Colonia and extending to:

• New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Colonia to New Brunswick, 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.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,294 miles [6,910.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'