Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colonial Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colonial Estates
- 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 Estates:
- 43.654512, -72.967051
- 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 Estates
- 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 Rutland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rutland County
- Since Colonial Estates is near Windsor County and also Addison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Windsor County
- eBird sighting report for Addison 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Colonial Estates ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Colonial Estates.
Within Vermont, the name Colonial Estates is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Colonial Estates.
- Douglas County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Douglas County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Colonial Estates.
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Rockingham County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Colonial Estates.
- North Dakota
- Burleigh County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Colonial Estates.
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Fairfield County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Colonial Estates.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Dauphin County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Colonial Estates.
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Georgetown County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Colonial Estates.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Bradley County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Colonial Estates.
- Putnam County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the west southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Colonial Estates.
- Rutherford County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Rutherford County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the west southwest of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Colonial Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Colonial Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,988 miles [3,199.4 km]<1> to the west of the Colonial Estates that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Colonial Estates.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Estates ...
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.
- Brewers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
- Brewers Corner is located in Rutland County
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Rutland County
- Pierces Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierces Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Corner
- Pierces Corner is located in Rutland County
- Pinnacle Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Ridge
- Pinnacle Ridge is located in Rutland County
- Ransomvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransomvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomvale
- Ransomvale is located in Rutland County
- Rutland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Rutland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,914 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <3>
- Sugar Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow
- Sugar Hollow is located in Rutland County
- Sugarwood Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarwood Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarwood Hill
- Sugarwood Hill is located in Rutland County
How Far From Colonial Estates 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 Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colonial Estates and extending to:
- Rutland, which is the Seat of Rutland County, lies just to the South.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Estates to Montpelier, with an average speed<4> 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 390 miles [627.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,124 miles [6,636.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colonial Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6545, Longitude: -72.9671 In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.947 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.879 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.795 degrees. |