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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Estates 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 Estates:
    • 39.743056, -82.648333
    • 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 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
    • Since Colonial Estates is near Franklin County and also Hocking County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hocking 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 Estates

Communities Also Named Colonial Estates ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Colonial Estates.

Within Ohio, the name Colonial Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Carroll County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Colonial Estates.
      • Douglas County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Douglas County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km] to the south southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Colonial Estates.
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Rockingham County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Colonial Estates.
    • North Dakota
      • Burleigh County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Colonial Estates.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Dauphin County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Estates that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Colonial Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Georgetown County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Georgetown County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Colonial Estates.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Bradley County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Colonial Estates.
      • Putnam County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Colonial Estates.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Rutherford County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Colonial Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Colonial Estates.
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • This Colonial Estates is located in Rutland County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Colonial Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial 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.

  • Amanda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Greencastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Greencastle is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Harley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Harley is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
  • Hooker
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hooker is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Horns Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Horns Mill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Mill
  • Lockville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockville is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville
  • Lockville Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockville Station is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockville Station
  • Marcy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Marcy is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
  • Pleasant Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasantville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Revenge ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Revenge is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rock Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rock Mill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mill
    • Sandstone ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sandstone is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
    • Sugar Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wacker Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Wacker Heights is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker Heights

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

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

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Fairfield County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Estates to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 305 miles [490.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Estates) 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 Colonial Estates 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 Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7431, Longitude: -82.6483       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.257 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.398 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.862 degrees.