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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 Collin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collin 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 Collin:
- 33.198729, -96.816389
- 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 Collin
- 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 Collin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collin County
- Since Collin is near Denton County and also Comanche County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche 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 Collin
Communities Also Named Collin ...
We found one communities that are also named Collin.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Collin.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Hidalgo County
- This Collin is located in Hidalgo County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the south of the Collin that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Collin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Collin ...
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.
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Hackberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hackberry is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Lincoln Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Little Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mustang
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mustang is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Prosper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Providence Village is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Rockhill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockhill is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
How Far From Collin 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 Collin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Collin and extending to:
- McKinney, which is the Seat of Collin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Collin to McKinney, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,698 miles [12,388.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Collin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Collin 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 Collin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1987, Longitude: -96.8164 In this case, the coordinates for Collin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.006 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.616 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.621 degrees. |
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