Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Badito, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Badito and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Badito

• 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 Badito:
  • 37.727232, -105.014161
  • 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 Badito

• 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 Huerfano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Huerfano County
  • Since Badito is near Pueblo County and also Costilla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Pueblo County
  • eBird sighting report for Costilla 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Badito ...

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.

• Fir
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
  • Fir is located in Costilla County
• Gordon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Gordon is located in Huerfano County
• Greenhorn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
  • Greenhorn is located in Pueblo County
• Morning Glory
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Morning Glory is located in Huerfano County
• Muleshoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muleshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
  • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
• Red Wing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Red Wing is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <2>
• Strong
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
  • Strong is located in Huerfano County
• Uptop ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
  • Uptop is located in Huerfano County

How Far From Badito 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 Badito to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Badito and extending to:

• Walsenburg, which is the Seat of Huerfano County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Badito to Walsenburg, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,512 miles [2,433.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 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 7,750 miles [12,472.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Badito. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/