|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colonial Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Beach 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 Colonial Beach:
- 38.254695, -76.967056
- 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 Colonial Beach
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Colonial Beach is near Charles County and also King George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for King George 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 Colonial Beach
Communities Also Named Colonial Beach ...
We found one communities that are also named Colonial Beach.
Within Virginia, the name Colonial Beach is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Colonial Beach in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Colonial Beach is located in Hillsborough County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Beach that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Colonial Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Beach ...
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.
- Allnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allnut is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allnut
- Anchorage Anchors
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorage Anchors is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage Anchors
- Chestnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Flat Iron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Iron is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
- Hard Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hard Corner is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Corner
- Harts ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harts is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lone Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Holly is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Holly
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Victoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Point
How Far From Colonial Beach 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 town such as Colonial Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colonial Beach and extending to:
- Montross, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Beach to Montross, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colonial Beach) 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 Colonial Beach 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 Colonial Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2547, Longitude: -76.9671 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.888 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.338 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.931 degrees. |
|
|