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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 Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Oaks 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 Oaks:
    • 41.338889, -82.103056
    • 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 Oaks
  • 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
    • Since Colonial Oaks is near Cuyahoga County and also Medina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Medina 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 Oaks

Communities Also Named Colonial Oaks ...

We found two communities that are also named Colonial Oaks.

Within Ohio, the name Colonial Oaks is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Colonial Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the south of the Colonial Oaks that is located in Lorain County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Colonial Oaks.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Colonial Oaks is located in Chatham County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the south of the Colonial Oaks that is located in Lorain County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Colonial Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Oaks ...

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.

  • Beaver Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Park is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
  • Coonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Coonville is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonville
  • Fields
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fields is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Folger ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Folger is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
  • Franks Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Franks Corner is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
  • Hardscrabble
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Medina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Henrietta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Lake Breeze
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Breeze
  • Nickelplate ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
  • Pheasant Run Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
  • Robin Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Robin Park is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Park
  • Trinity ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Twin Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Whiskyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Whiskyville is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskyville

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

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

  • Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Colonial Oaks to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 316 miles [508.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colonial Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Oaks 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 Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3389, Longitude: -82.1031       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.863 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.187 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.073 degrees.