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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:
    • 40.072886, -75.393522
    • 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 Village
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Colonial Village is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Village

Communities Also Named Colonial Village ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Colonial Village.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Colonial Village.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Venango County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Venango County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Colonial Village.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery 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 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery 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 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery 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 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the west northwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery 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 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the west of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery 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 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Colonial Village.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Niagara County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Colonial Village.
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery 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 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery 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 543 miles [873.9 km] to the west southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery 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 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the west southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery 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 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Montgomery 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.

  • Candlebrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Candlebrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlebrook
  • Cannon Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cannon Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Run
  • Cinnamon Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cinnamon Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Hill
  • Continental Arms
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Continental Arms is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Arms
  • Crooked Lane Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
  • Deepdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Deepdale is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepdale
  • Glen Hardie
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Glen Hardie is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hardie
  • Gulph Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hughes Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
  • King - of - Prussia
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Leopard Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leopard Lakes is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopard Lakes
  • Mews at Valley Forge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mews at Valley Forge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Valley Forge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Prussian Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Prussian Woods is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Woods
    • Rampart Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
    • Swedeland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
    • Sweet Briar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sweet Briar is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
    • Town Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Town Court is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Court
    • Trinity House
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Trinity House is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity House

How Far From Colonial Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Colonial Village to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 119 miles [191.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,361 miles [7,018.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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 Village) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0729, Longitude: -75.3935       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.829 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.418 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.542 degrees.