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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 Colchester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colchester 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 Colchester:
- 42.160364, -75.077389
- 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 Colchester
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Colchester is near Otsego County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Colchester
Communities Also Named Colchester ...
We found five communities that are also named Colchester.
Within New York, the name Colchester is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- McDonough County
- This Colchester is located in McDonough County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the west of the Colchester that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonough County community of Colchester.
- Ontario
- This Colchester lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the west of the Colchester that is located in Delaware County.
- Vermont
- Chittenden County
- This Colchester is located in Chittenden County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colchester that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Colchester.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Colchester is located in Fairfax County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colchester that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Colchester.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Colchester is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colchester that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Colchester.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colchester ...
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.
- Apex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Arabia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arabia is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Downsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harvard is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Long Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Long Flat is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Flat
- Pinesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pinesville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesville
- Rock Rift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rift is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rift
- Trout Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Colchester 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 Colchester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colchester and extending to:
- Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colchester to Delhi, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 247 miles [397.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,269 miles [6,870.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Colchester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Colchester 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 Colchester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1604, Longitude: -75.0774 In this case, the coordinates for Colchester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.432 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.304 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.49 degrees. |
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