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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 Colton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colton 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 Colton:
- 30.149657, -97.697225
- 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 Colton
- 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 Travis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Travis County
- Since Colton is near Bastrop County and also Hays County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bastrop County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hays 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 Colton
Communities Also Named Colton ...
We found nine communities that are also named Colton.
Within Texas, the name Colton is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Colton is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colton that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Colton.
- Kentucky
- Letcher 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 Kentucky community of Colton [Letcher County].
- Nebraska
- Cheyenne County
- This Colton is located in Cheyenne County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Colton that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheyenne County community of Colton.
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Colton is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colton that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Colton.
- Ohio
- Henry County
- This Colton is located in Henry County and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colton that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Colton.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Colton is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colton that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Colton.
- South Dakota
- Minnehaha County
- This Colton is located in Minnehaha County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the north of the Colton that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Colton.
- Utah
- Utah County
- This Colton is located in Utah County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colton that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Colton.
- Washington
- Whitman County
- This Colton is located in Whitman County and lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colton that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Colton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colton ...
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.
- Carl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Elysium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elysium is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysium
- Ford Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ford Oaks is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Oaks
- Hays
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Mendoza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Mustang Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Onion Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Pilot Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rollingwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rollingwood is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Shady Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Sunset Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Colton 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 Colton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colton and extending to:
- Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Colton to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 75 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,886 miles [12,691.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Colton 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> | 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 Colton 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 Colton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1497, Longitude: -97.6972 In this case, the coordinates for Colton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.169 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.424 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.308 degrees. |
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