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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 Colina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colina 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 Colina:
- 37.071261, -77.502484
- 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 Colina
- 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 Dinwiddie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
- Since Colina is near Prince George County and also Petersburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Petersburg City
- 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 Colina
Communities Also Named Colina ...
We found one communities that are also named Colina.
Within Virginia, the name Colina is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Colina in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pike County
- This Colina is located in Pike County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colina that is located in Dinwiddie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Colina.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colina ...
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.
- Camelot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Carson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Chestnut Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
- Derby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Field Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Grant Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heights is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
- Jack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jack is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Kingwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingwood is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Lees Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lees Mill is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Ramblewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Reams
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reams is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams
- Rocky Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Run is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Springs is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Springs
- Virginia Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Hills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
- Walnut Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Colina 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 Colina 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<3> community of Colina once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Colina and extending to:
- Dinwiddie, which is the Seat of Dinwiddie County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Colina to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colina) 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> | 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 Colina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Colina 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 Colina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0713, Longitude: -77.5025 In this case, the coordinates for Colina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.258 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.58 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.584 degrees. |
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