Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bark Ranch:
  • 40.117486, -105.439440
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bark Ranch

• 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 Boulder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
  • Since Bark Ranch is near Larimer County and also Gilpin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilpin 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bark Ranch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bark Ranch ...

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.

• Ferncliff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferncliff is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
• Gold Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Gold Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gold Run is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Run
• Jamestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Peaceful Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Peaceful Valley is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
• Raymond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Raymond is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
• Summerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerville is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Sunset ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sunset is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Sunshine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunshine is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bark Ranch and extending to:

• Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bark Ranch to Boulder, with an average speed<3> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,509 miles [2,428.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 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 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,562 miles [8,951.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'