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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 Colonial Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Village 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 Colonial Village:
    • 43.135056, -78.965875
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Colonial Village
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Colonial Village ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Colonial Village.

Within New York, the name Colonial Village is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the south of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Colonial Village.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Colonial Village.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Cook County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Colonial Village.
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Colonial Village [Madison County].
      • Will County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Will County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the west of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Colonial Village.
    • Indiana
      • Hancock County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Hancock County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Colonial Village.
    • Iowa
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Colonial Village [Polk County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Colonial Village.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Colonial Village.
      • Venango County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Venango County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Colonial Village.
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the south of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Colonial Village.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Colonial Village.
      • Knox County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Knox County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km] to the south southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Colonial Village.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Colonial Village.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Arlington County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Colonial Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Village ...

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.

  • Edgewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Erie County
  • Escarpment
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escarpment have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escarpment
    • Escarpment is located in Niagara County
  • Falls View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
  • Greens Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Love Canal ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Canal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Canal
    • Love Canal is located in Niagara County
  • Martinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
  • Model City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Model City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model City
    • Model City is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model City <5>
  • Orchard Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ransomville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Royal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Sandy Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
    • Sandy Beach is located in Erie County
  • Sour Spring Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sour Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Spring Grove
    • Sour Spring Grove is located in Erie County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Streeters Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeters Corners
      • Streeters Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Towers Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towers Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towers Corners
      • Towers Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Tryonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
      • Tryonville is located in Niagara County
    • Varsity Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varsity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varsity Village
      • Varsity Village is located in Niagara County

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

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

  • Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Village to Lockport, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 265 miles [426.5 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 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,398 miles [7,077.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colonial Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colonial Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1351, Longitude: -78.9659       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Colonial Village could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Colonial Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.762 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.086 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.899 degrees.




 

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