Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in American City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to American City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for American City
- 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 American City:
- 39.872487, -105.587223
- 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 American City
- 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 Gilpin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gilpin County
- Since American City is near Clear Creek County and also Boulder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clear Creek County
- eBird sighting report for Boulder 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 American City ...
We found one communities that share the name American City.
Within Colorado, the name American City is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named American City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Storey County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of American City [Storey County].
- Nevada
Curious and Interesting Names Near American City ...
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.
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Apex ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Black Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Black Hawk is located in Gilpin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Hawk <3>
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Downieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
- Downieville is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downieville <3>
- Freeland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Grand Island ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Grand Island is located in Boulder County
- Lincoln Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Lincoln Hills is located in Gilpin County
- Nederland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <3>
- Nevadaville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
- Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
- Nevadaville has also been known as:
- Bald Mountain
- Nevada City
- Nugget
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Whispering Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pine
- Whispering Pine is located in Boulder County
- Wideawake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Yankee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
How Far From American City 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 American City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of American City once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in American City and extending to:
- Central City, which is the Seat of Gilpin County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<4> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from American City to Denver, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,518 miles [2,443 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,646 miles [12,305 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,580 miles [8,980.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gilpin County: www.co.gilpin.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 American City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- American City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in American City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8725, Longitude: -105.5872 In this case, the coordinates for American City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 American City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.99 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.596 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.283 degrees. |