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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:
    • 35.096184, -85.279958
    • 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 Village
  • 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 Village ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Colonial Village.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Colonial Village.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Knox County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Knox County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton 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 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Colonial Village.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton 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 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton 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 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton 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 480 miles [772.5 km] to the north northwest of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton 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 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the north of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton 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 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton 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 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Colonial Village.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Colonial Village.
      • Venango County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Venango County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Colonial Village.
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Colonial Village.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Colonial Village is located in Arlington County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Hamilton 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.

  • Bushtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
    • Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
  • Dale Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
    • Dale Acres is located in Hamilton County
  • Forestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
    • Forestdale is located in Hamilton County
  • Fountain Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
    • Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
  • Galaxy Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galaxy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
    • Galaxy Heights is located in Hamilton County
  • Green Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
    • Green Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Hickory Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
    • Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
  • Kings Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
    • Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
  • Mountain Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
    • Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
  • Orchard Knob
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
    • Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
  • Quail Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County
  • Red Bank
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bank <4>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Riverside Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
      • Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Riverview
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Hamilton County
    • Shepherd Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Forest
      • Shepherd Forest is located in Hamilton County
    • Signal Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
      • Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County

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:

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Colonial Village to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colonial Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamiltontn.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colonial Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0962, Longitude: -85.2800       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.838 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.54 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.317 degrees.




 

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