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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:
    • 38.915945, -78.177222
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Colonial Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Colonial Park ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Colonial Park.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • James City County
      • This Colonial Park is located in James City County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colonial Park that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City 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 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Park that is located in Warren 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 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Colonial Park that is located in Warren 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Park that is located in Warren 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 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Park that is located in Warren 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 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colonial Park that is located in Warren 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 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Park that is located in Warren 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 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Park that is located in Warren 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Park that is located in Warren 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 1,781 miles [2,866.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Park that is located in Warren 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.

  • Deer Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
    • Deer Haven is located in Warren County
  • Front Royal
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Front Royal Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front Royal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
    • Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
  • Green Hill Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Forest
    • Green Hill Forest is located in Warren County
  • Happy Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
    • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
  • Heritage
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
    • Heritage is located in Warren County
  • Hill and Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill and Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
    • Hill and Dale is located in Warren County
  • Merrymount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrymount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
    • Merrymount is located in Warren County
  • Mineral Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Warren County
  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Warren County
  • River View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • River View is located in Warren County
  • Royal Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
    • Royal Village is located in Warren County
  • Sea Lock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Lock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Lock
    • Sea Lock is located in Warren County
  • Woodland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Warren County

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:

  • Front Royal, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Colonial Park to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colonial Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Warren County: www.warrencountyva.net/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Colonial Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9159, Longitude: -78.1772       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.564 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.208 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.189 degrees.




 

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