Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amherst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amherst and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amherst
- 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 Amherst:
- 40.682773, -102.166019
- 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 Amherst
- 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 Phillips County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Phillips County
- Since Amherst is near Perkins County and also Chase County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perkins County
- eBird sighting report for Chase 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 Amherst ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Amherst.
Within Colorado, the name Amherst is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 21 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Geary County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Amherst [Geary County].
- Russell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Amherst [Russell County].
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Erie County
- This Amherst is located in Erie County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Amherst that is located in Phillips County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Amherst.
- Genesee County
- This Amherst is located in Genesee County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km] to the east northeast of the Amherst that is located in Phillips County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Amherst.
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Amherst lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Amherst that is located in Phillips County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Quebec
- This Amherst lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Amherst that is located in Phillips County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This Amherst is located in Lamar County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<2> to the southeast of the Amherst that is located in Phillips County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Amherst.
- Lamb County
- This Amherst is located in Lamb County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the south of the Amherst that is located in Phillips County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamb County community of Amherst.
- Virginia
- Amherst County
- This Amherst is located in Amherst County and lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<2> to the east of the Amherst that is located in Phillips County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Amherst.
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Amherst [Fairfax County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amherst ...
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.
- Big Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Deuel County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Springs <3>
- Champion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Champion is located in Chase County (NE)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <3>
- Chase
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Crete
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Crete is located in Chase County (NE)
- Dailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Dailey is located in Logan County
- Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Perkins County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <3>
- Imperial
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
- Imperial is located in Chase County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <3>
- Julesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Julesburg is located in Sedgwick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Julesburg <3>
- Red Lion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Amherst 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 Amherst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amherst and extending to:
- Holyoke, which is the Seat of Phillips County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Amherst to Holyoke, with an average speed<5> 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amherst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Amherst 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. |
| <2> | 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- Amherst) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amherst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6828, Longitude: -102.1660 In this case, the coordinates for Amherst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Amherst 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 324.52 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.797 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.322 degrees. |