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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colonial Estates
- 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:
- 35.736734, -86.402770
- 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 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
- Since Colonial Estates is near Bedford County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- eBird sighting report for Coffee 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Colonial Estates ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Colonial Estates.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Colonial Estates.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Bradley County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Bradley County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutherford 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 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Colonial Estates.
- Bradley County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutherford 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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the southeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutherford 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 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutherford 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 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Colonial Estates.
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Fairfield County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Colonial Estates.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Dauphin County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutherford 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 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Colonial Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutherford 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 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Colonial Estates.
- Georgia
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.
- Christiana
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Christiana is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiana <3>
- Crescent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Dixieland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fosterville is located in Rutherford County
- Gum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Joyceland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Link
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Overall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Short Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Short Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Steeplechase Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplechase Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase Meadows
- Steeplechase Meadows is located in Rutherford County
- Stonebrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Stonebrook is located in Rutherford County
- Twin Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Twin Springs is located in Rutherford County
How Far From Colonial Estates 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 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:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colonial Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7367, Longitude: -86.4028 In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.546 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.445 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.63 degrees. |