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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 Ackerman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ackerman 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 Ackerman:
- 40.670265, -103.176873
- 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 Ackerman
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Ackerman is near Washington County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Ackerman
Communities Also Named Ackerman ...
We found three communities that are also named Ackerman.
Within Colorado, the name Ackerman is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Choctaw County
- This Ackerman is located in Choctaw County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ackerman that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Ackerman.
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ackerman [Franklin County].
- West Virginia
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ackerman [Mineral County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ackerman ...
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.
- Balzac
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Balzac is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balzac
- Crook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dailey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dailey is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Hayford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hayford is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford
- Jessica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jessica is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessica
- Leroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leroy is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lone Star ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Rockland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Twin Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Twin Mills is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mills
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Ackerman 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 Ackerman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ackerman and extending to:
- Sterling, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ackerman to Denver, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,527 miles [12,113.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,453 miles [8,775.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Ackerman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ackerman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ackerman 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 Ackerman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6703, Longitude: -103.1769 In this case, the coordinates for Ackerman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.264 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.662 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.871 degrees. |
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