Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Adena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adena and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Adena
- 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 Adena:
- 40.008318, -103.886616
- 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 Adena
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Adena is near Adams County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Adena ...
We found one communities that share the name Adena.
Within Colorado, the name Adena is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Adena in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adena ...
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.
- Bijou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Gary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Lamb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Leader
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Log Lane Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
- Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Shamrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Twelvemile Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
- Twelvemile Corner is located in Morgan County
How Far From Adena 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 Adena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adena and extending to:
- Fort Morgan, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Adena to Fort Morgan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,428 miles [2,298.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,586 miles [12,208.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,512 miles [8,870.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Adena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0083, Longitude: -103.8866 In this case, the coordinates for Adena 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 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 Adena to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.734 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.138 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.341 degrees. |