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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 Colchester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colchester 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 Colchester:
    • 44.559770, -73.210685
    • 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 Colchester
  • 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 Chittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chittenden County
    • Since Colchester is near Grand Isle County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Isle County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Colchester

Communities Also Named Colchester ...

We found two communities that are also named Colchester.

Within Vermont, the name Colchester is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Colchester is located in New London County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colchester that is located in Chittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Colchester.
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • This Colchester is located in Delaware County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colchester that is located in Chittenden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Colchester.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colchester ...

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.

  • Butlers Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Butlers Corners is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corners
  • Chimney Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chimney Corner is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
  • Cozy Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cozy Corner is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
  • Kirby Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirby Corner is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Corner
  • Malletts Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Malletts Bay is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malletts Bay
    • Malletts Bay has also been known as:
    • Malets Bay
    • Maletts Bay
  • Pages Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pages Corner is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
  • Queen City Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Queen City Park is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City Park
  • Redstone Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Redstone Park is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
  • Shipman Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Shipman Hill is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman Hill
  • South Hero
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Orchards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Twin Orchards is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Orchards
  • Walnut Ledge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Ledge is located in Chittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ledge

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

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

  • Burlington, which is the Seat of Chittenden County, lies just to the South.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Colchester to Montpelier, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,507 miles [8,862.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,103 miles [6,603.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- Colchester) 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 Colchester 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 Colchester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5598, Longitude: -73.2107       In this case, the coordinates for Colchester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.967 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.054 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.455 degrees.