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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 Collins Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collins Crossing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Collins Crossing:
    • 38.100967, -77.398871
    • 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 Collins Crossing
  • 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Since Collins Crossing is near Spotsylvania County and also Stafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford 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 Collins Crossing

Communities Also Named Collins Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Collins Crossing.

Within Virginia, the name Collins Crossing is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Collins Crossing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Alcorn County
      • This Collins Crossing is located in Alcorn County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Collins Crossing that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Collins Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Collins Crossing ...

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.

  • Bowling Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bullocks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bullocks Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocks Corner
  • Guinea
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Guinea is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
  • Howards Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Howards Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Corner
  • Liberty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Locks Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Locks Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
  • Long Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Long Branch is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Loving Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Loving Fork is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Fork
  • Mica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mica is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
  • Pullers Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pullers Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullers Corner
  • Range Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Range Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Corner
  • Raymonds Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Raymonds Fork is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymonds Fork
  • Young Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Young Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Corner

How Far From Collins Crossing 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 Collins Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Collins Crossing and extending to:

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Collins Crossing to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Collins Crossing) 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 Collins Crossing 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 Collins Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1010, Longitude: -77.3989       In this case, the coordinates for Collins Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.148 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.611 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.166 degrees.