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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 Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Acres 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 Acres:
    • 41.554774, -83.608545
    • 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 Colonial Acres
  • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Colonial Acres is near Lucas County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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 Colonial Acres

Communities Also Named Colonial Acres ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Colonial Acres.

Within Ohio, the name Colonial Acres is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Lee County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the south of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Colonial Acres.
    • California
      • Sacramento 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 California community of Colonial Acres [Sacramento County].
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Will County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Cecil County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Harford County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Harford County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the east southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Wicomico County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the east southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Barnstable County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Mississippi
      • Monroe County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Monroe County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Colonial Acres.
    • New York
      • Albany 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 New York community of Colonial Acres [Albany County].
      • Westchester County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Westchester County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Colonial Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Lee County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Lee County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Wayne County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Wayne County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Putnam County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Sullivan County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the south of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Sumner County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Sumner County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the south southwest of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Prince William County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Colonial Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Acres ...

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.

  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Frances Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
  • Grassy Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Hobart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobart is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Holiday Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Holiday Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Hulls Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
  • Indian Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Island View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Island View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Kettle Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kettle Run is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lime City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lime City is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Parliament Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Parliament Place is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
    • Pheasant Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Ranch Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
    • Valley Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Hills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Willowbend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowbend is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

How Far From Colonial Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Acres to Bowling Green, 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.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,046 miles [9,730.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,776 miles [10,904.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,654 miles [7,489.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colonial Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Acres 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>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 Colonial Acres 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 Colonial Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5548, Longitude: -83.6085       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.815 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.301 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.712 degrees.