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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 Trail, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Trail 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 Trail:
- 37.313192, -79.887538
- 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 Trail
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Colonial Trail is near Roanoke City and also Botetourt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Botetourt 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 Trail
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Trail ...
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.
- Bluestone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bluestone is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Bowling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eden Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eden Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Falling Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Falling Creek is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
- Foxfire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foxfire is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Heatherstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heatherstone is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Hedgelawn Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgelawn Gardens is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgelawn Gardens
- Hickory Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Woods is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Huntridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huntridge is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntridge
- Laymantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Liberty Land
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Land is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Land
- Lilly View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly View is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly View
- Lincoln Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Court is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
- Lynn Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lynn Haven is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
- Meadowland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowland is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadowview is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Muse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muse is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
- Peachtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peachtree is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Rainbow Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Forest is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Forest
- River Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- River Edge is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Rockydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockydale is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockydale
- Round Hill Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Round Hill Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Park
- Runaway Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Shadeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shadeland is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Spring Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Springtree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springtree is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtree
- Stepping Stone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stepping Stone is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepping Stone
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunrise Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Heights is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
- Vista Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vista Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
- Waterfall Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterfall Lake is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Lake
How Far From Colonial Trail 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 Trail to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Colonial Trail and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Colonial Trail to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colonial Trail) 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 Colonial Trail 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 Trail. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3132, Longitude: -79.8875 In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Trail have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.64 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.193 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.466 degrees. |
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