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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 Collinwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collinwood 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 Collinwood:
    • 36.738992, -82.324587
    • 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 Collinwood
  • 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Since Collinwood is near Scott County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Collinwood

Communities Also Named Collinwood ...

We found four communities that are also named Collinwood.

Within Virginia, the name Collinwood is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Collinwood.
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Collinwood is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<2> to the north of the Collinwood that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Collinwood.
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Collinwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Wayne County
      • This Collinwood is located in Wayne County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Collinwood that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Collinwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Collinwood ...

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.

  • Deans Store
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deans Store is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Store
  • Grassy Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Hobbs Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobbs Ford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Ford
  • Jett Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jett Ford is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ford
  • Leonard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leonard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Little Duck
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Little Duck is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Duck
  • Martin Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Martin Ford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ford
  • Masons Store ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Masons Store is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
  • Point Truth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Truth is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
  • Ravens Nest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
  • Silica
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Silica is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Willow Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Springs is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Wolfrun ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolfrun is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfrun

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

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

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Collinwood to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 274 miles [441 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Collinwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Collinwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Collinwood 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 Collinwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7390, Longitude: -82.3246       In this case, the coordinates for Collinwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.094 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.772 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.653 degrees.