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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colonial Village
- 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:
- 35.938953, -86.461104
- 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
- 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 Village is near Wilson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 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 ...
- Hamilton County
- This Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford 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 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Colonial Village.
- Hamilton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Colonial Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford 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 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford 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 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the north of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford 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 407 miles [655 km] to the north of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford 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 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the north of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford 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 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford 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 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford 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 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford 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 526 miles [846.5 km] to the northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford 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 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford 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 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colonial Village that is located in Rutherford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Colonial Village.
- Florida
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.
- Cooks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Cooks Corner is located in Rutherford County
- Florence
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Rutherford County
- Henry Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Lane
- Henry Lane is located in Rutherford County
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Rutherford County
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Joneswood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Joywood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Lamb
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Marathon Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Trail
- Marathon Trail is located in Rutherford County
- Riverbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Shadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Shadowbrook is located in Rutherford County
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Rutherford County
- Marathon Trail
How Far From Colonial Village 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 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:
- Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Village to Nashville, with an average speed<4> 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 555 miles [893.2 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 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 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 things 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: 35.9390, Longitude: -86.4611 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.59 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.524 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.606 degrees. |