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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 Colwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colwick and the surrounding area.
- 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 Colwick:
- 35.782288, -88.178095
- 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 Colwick
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Colwick is near Henderson County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Colwick
Communities Also Named Colwick ...
We found one communities that are also named Colwick.
Within Tennessee, the name Colwick is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Colwick in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Colwick is located in Camden County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colwick that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Colwick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colwick ...
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.
- Bible Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
- Chaseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Christian Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Chapel is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Chapel
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Hickory Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Forks is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forks
- Hydro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hydro is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
- Maple Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
- Pleasant Exchange ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Exchange is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Exchange
- Poplar Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Yellow Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
How Far From Colwick 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 Colwick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Colwick once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Colwick and extending to:
- Decaturville, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colwick to Decaturville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Colwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Colwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Colwick 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 Colwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7823, Longitude: -88.1781 In this case, the coordinates for Colwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.649 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.723 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.378 degrees. |
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