Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Collingwood Estates:
  • 43.228944, -79.048102
  • 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 Collingwood 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 Niagara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara County
  • Since Collingwood Estates is near Erie County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Collingwood Estates

Communities Also Named Collingwood Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Collingwood Estates.

Within New York, the name Collingwood Estates is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Collingwood Estates in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Wayne County
    • This Collingwood Estates is located in Wayne County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the south of the Collingwood Estates that is located in Niagara County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Collingwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Collingwood 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.

• Butlersburg ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlersburg
• Colonial Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Escarpment
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Escarpment is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escarpment
• Model City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Model City is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model City <2>
• Niagara on the Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara on the Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara on the Lake <2>
• Ransomville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ransomville is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransomville <2>
• Towers Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Towers Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towers Corners
• Tryonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tryonville is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
• Varsity Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Varsity Village is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Village

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

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

• Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Collingwood Estates to Lockport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,397 miles [7,076.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'