Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colonial Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colonial Heights
- 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 Heights:
- 40.876334, -111.872993
- 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 Heights
- 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Colonial Heights is near Salt Lake County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Heights ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Colonial Heights.
Within Utah, the name Colonial Heights is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Colbert County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Colonial Heights.
- California
- Sacramento 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 California community of Colonial Heights [Sacramento County].
- San Joaquin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Colonial Heights [San Joaquin County].
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Colonial Heights is located in New Castle County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Colonial Heights.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,895 miles [3,049.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Colonial Heights.
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Bulloch County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Colonial Heights.
- Troup County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Troup County and lies 1,574 miles [2,533.1 km] to the east southeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Colonial Heights.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Heights [Cook County].
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Colonial Heights [Caddo Parish].
- Maryland
- Allegany 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 Maryland community of Colonial Heights [Allegany County].
- Frederick County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Frederick County and lies 1,806 miles [2,906.5 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Colonial Heights.
- Talbot County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Talbot County and lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Colonial Heights.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Dutchess County and lies 1,956 miles [3,147.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Colonial Heights.
- Westchester County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Westchester County and lies 1,968 miles [3,167.2 km] to the east northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Colonial Heights.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Colonial Heights.
- Davidson County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Davidson County and lies 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Colonial Heights.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 1,723 miles [2,772.9 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Colonial Heights.
- Orange County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Orange County and lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Colonial Heights.
- Wake County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Wake County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Colonial Heights.
- Wilson County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Wilson County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Colonial Heights.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Guernsey County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Colonial Heights.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Colonial Heights.
- Berkeley County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Berkeley County and lies 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Colonial Heights.
- Florence County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Florence County and lies 1,800 miles [2,896.8 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Colonial Heights.
- Greenwood County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Greenwood County and lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Colonial Heights.
- Oconee County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Oconee County and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Colonial Heights.
- Orangeburg County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Orangeburg County and lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Colonial Heights.
- Richland County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Richland County and lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Colonial Heights.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Colonial Heights.
- Virginia
- Bristol City
- This Colonial Heights is located in Bristol City and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol City community of Colonial Heights.
- Colonial Heights City
- This Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City and lies 1,852 miles [2,980.5 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colonial Heights City community of Colonial Heights.
- Hampton City
- 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 Virginia community of Colonial Heights [Hampton City].
- Norfolk City
- This Colonial Heights is located in Norfolk City and lies 1,920 miles [3,089.9 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Colonial Heights.
- Roanoke City
- This Colonial Heights is located in Roanoke City and lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Colonial Heights.
- Stafford County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Stafford County and lies 1,828 miles [2,941.9 km] to the east of the Colonial Heights that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Colonial Heights.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Colonial Heights [Washington County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Heights ...
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.
- Bountiful
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
- Bountiful is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
- Former names for Bountiful:
- Calls Settlement
- North Canyon Settlement
- North Canyon Ward
- North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
- Sessions Settlement
- Stoker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <3>
- Chalet
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Cherry Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Circle
- Cherry Circle is located in Davis County
- Cherry Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
- Cherry Park is located in Davis County
- Cinnamon Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnamon Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Davis County
- Colonial
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Cottonwood Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
- Cottonwood Acres is located in Davis County
- Cottonwood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
- Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
- Emerald Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Emerald Hills is located in Davis County
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Feller Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feller Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feller Drive
- Feller Drive is located in Davis County
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- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Davis County
- Gale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Granada Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granada Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Hills
- Granada Hills is located in Davis County
- Harbor Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Harbor Heights is located in Davis County
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Hilltop Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Gardens
- Hilltop Gardens is located in Davis County
- Hogan Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogan Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Park
- Hogan Park is located in Davis County
- Island View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Davis County
- Jensen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Judge Holbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judge Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Holbrook
- Judge Holbrook is located in Davis County
- Lakeview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Lakeview Park is located in Davis County
- Lynnhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Maple Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cove
- Maple Cove is located in Davis County
- Maple Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crest
- Maple Crest is located in Davis County
- Maple Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Maple Glen is located in Davis County
- Maple Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hills
- Maple Hills is located in Davis County
- Maple Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Maple Springs is located in Davis County
- Meadowlane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Meadowlane is located in Davis County
- Mountain Aire
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Aire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Aire
- Mountain Aire is located in Davis County
- Mountain Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountain Park is located in Davis County
- Nelson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Oak Way
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Orchard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Park is located in Davis County
- Orchard Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Orchard Place is located in Davis County
- Paradise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paradise Hills is located in Davis County
- Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Quailbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quailbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailbrook
- Quailbrook is located in Davis County
- Rainbow Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Rainbow Hills is located in Davis County
- Reed
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Shamrock Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Drive
- Shamrock Drive is located in Davis County
- Stanley Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Circle
- Stanley Circle is located in Davis County
- Star Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Heights
- Star Heights is located in Davis County
- Stone Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Stone Creek is located in Davis County
- Summer Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Oak
- Summer Oak is located in Davis County
- Sunny Slope
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Sunny Slope is located in Davis County
- Sunset Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hollow
- Sunset Hollow is located in Davis County
- Sunshine
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Twin Hollows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Hollows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hollows
- Twin Hollows is located in Davis County
- Valerie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Vineyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Vistaview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Woods Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cross
- Woods Cross is located in Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woods Cross <3>
- Forest Park
How Far From Colonial Heights 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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colonial Heights and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Colonial Heights to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,759 miles [12,486.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colonial Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Davis County: www.daviscountyutah.gov/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colonial Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8763, Longitude: -111.8730 In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Heights 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Heights 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> | 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. |
| <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 Heights 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 331.921 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.491 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.749 degrees. |