Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Adelaide, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adelaide and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Adelaide
- 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 Adelaide:
- 38.559995, -105.090817
- 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 Adelaide
- 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 Fremont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fremont County
- Since Adelaide is near Teller County and also Pueblo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Teller County
- eBird sighting report for Pueblo 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 Adelaide ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Adelaide.
There is one other community in Colorado which is also named Adelaide.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Adelaide, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Colorado ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Adelaide [Bulloch County].
- Mitchell County
- This Adelaide is located in Mitchell County and lies 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Adelaide that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Adelaide.
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Adelaide lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Adelaide that is located in Fremont County.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adelaide ...
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.
- Coal Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Fremont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Creek <4>
- Concrete
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Cripple Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek
- Cripple Creek is located in Teller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,266 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cripple Creek <4>
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Fremont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
- Goldfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
- Goldfield is located in Teller County
- Independence ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Teller County
- Lincoln Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
- Marigold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Orchard Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Park is located in Fremont County
- Park Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Center
- Park Center is located in Fremont County
- Rockvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
- Rockvale is located in Fremont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockvale <4>
- Stone City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Pueblo County
How Far From Adelaide to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Adelaide to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adelaide and extending to:
- Canon City, which is the Seat of Fremont County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Adelaide to Canon City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,705 miles [12,400 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,630 miles [9,060.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adelaide. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontco.com/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adelaide) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adelaide. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5600, Longitude: -105.0908 In this case, the coordinates for Adelaide have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Adelaide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Adelaide 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Adelaide to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.49 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.87 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.15 degrees. |