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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 Colonial Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Park 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 Colonial Park:
    • 37.256813, -76.665789
    • 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 Park
  • 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 James City County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for James City County
    • Since Colonial Park is near York County and also Williamsburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg 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 Colonial Park

Communities Also Named Colonial Park ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Colonial Park.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Colonial Park.

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

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Warren County
      • This Colonial Park is located in Warren County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colonial Park that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Colonial Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Colonial Park [New Castle County].
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Colonial Park is located in Muscogee County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Park that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Colonial Park.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Colonial Park [Vigo County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Colonial Park is located in Baltimore County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the north of the Colonial Park that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Colonial Park.
      • Washington County
      • This Colonial Park is located in Washington County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the north northwest of the Colonial Park that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Colonial Park.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Colonial Park is located in Worcester County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Park that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Colonial Park.
    • New York
      • New York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Colonial Park [New York County].
      • Oneida County
      • This Colonial Park is located in Oneida County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the north of the Colonial Park that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Colonial Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Colonial Park is located in Orange County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Park that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Colonial Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Colonial Park is located in Dauphin County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the north of the Colonial Park that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Colonial Park.
      • Delaware County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Colonial Park [Delaware County].
      • Lancaster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Colonial Park [Lancaster County].
      • Northumberland County
      • This Colonial Park is located in Northumberland County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the north of the Colonial Park that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Colonial Park.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Colonial Park is located in Davis County and lies 1,894 miles [3,048.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Park that is located in James City County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Colonial Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Park ...

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.

  • Booth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Booth is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
  • Charles Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Charles Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
  • Greensprings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greensprings is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensprings
  • Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Hollybrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hollybrook is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybrook
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Homewood is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Indigo Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Indigo Terrace is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Terrace
  • James Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • James Terrace is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Terrace
  • Jamestown Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown Farms is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Farms
  • Kingspoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingspoint is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingspoint
  • Kingswood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kingswood is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Porta Bello
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Porta Bello is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porta Bello
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Queens Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Queens Lake is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lake
    • Queenswood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Queenswood is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenswood
    • Rich Neck Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rich Neck Heights is located in Williamsburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck Heights
    • Sawmill Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sawmill Corner is located in James City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Corner
    • Walnut Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Williamsburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Park to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,648 miles [10,698.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 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- Colonial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Colonial Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2568, Longitude: -76.6658       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.769 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.05 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.183 degrees.