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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 Colchester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colchester 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 Colchester:
- 38.668728, -77.234149
- 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 Colchester
- 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since Colchester is near Prince William County and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles 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 Colchester
Communities Also Named Colchester ...
We found five communities that are also named Colchester.
Within Virginia, the name Colchester is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- McDonough County
- This Colchester is located in McDonough County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colchester that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonough County community of Colchester.
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Colchester is located in Delaware County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colchester that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Colchester.
- Ontario
- This Colchester lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colchester that is located in Fairfax County.
- Vermont
- Chittenden County
- This Colchester is located in Chittenden County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colchester that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Colchester.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Colchester is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,329 miles [3,748.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colchester that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Colchester.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colchester ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Dale City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Featherstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Featherstone is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
- Forestdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forestdale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Harbor View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harbor View is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Hillendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hillendale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
- Indian Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kerrydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kerrydale is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrydale
- Perry Wright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Wright is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
- Raceway Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raceway Farms is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceway Farms
- Rollingwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rollingwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Yacht Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yacht Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Haven
How Far From Colchester 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 Colchester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colchester and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Colchester to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,497 miles [7,237.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colchester) 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 Colchester 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 Colchester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6687, Longitude: -77.2341 In this case, the coordinates for Colchester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.02 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.552 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.884 degrees. |
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