Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Beartown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beartown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Beartown
- 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 Beartown:
- 37.722777, -107.503947
- 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 Beartown
- 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 San Juan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- Since Beartown is near Hinsdale County and also La Plata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hinsdale County
- eBird sighting report for La Plata 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 Beartown ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Beartown.
There is one other community in Colorado which is also named Beartown.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Colorado ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Montana
- New York
- Clinton County
- This Beartown is located in Clinton County and lies 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Beartown that is located in San Juan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Beartown.
- Oneida County
- This Beartown is located in Oneida County and lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km] to the east northeast of the Beartown that is located in San Juan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Beartown.
- Warren County
- This Beartown is located in Warren County and lies 1,799 miles [2,895.2 km] to the east northeast of the Beartown that is located in San Juan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Beartown.
- Ohio
- Geauga County
- This Beartown is located in Geauga County and lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Beartown that is located in San Juan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Beartown.
- Tuscarawas County
- This Beartown is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km] to the east northeast of the Beartown that is located in San Juan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Beartown.
- Pennsylvania
- Franklin County
- This Beartown is located in Franklin County and lies 1,614 miles [2,597.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Beartown that is located in San Juan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Beartown.
- Lancaster County
- This Beartown is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km] to the east northeast of the Beartown that is located in San Juan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Beartown.
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beartown ...
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.
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Carson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Cascade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Eureka ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Tuckerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerville
- Tuckerville is located in La Plata County
How Far From Beartown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beartown 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 Beartown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Beartown and extending to:
- Silverton, which is the Seat of San Juan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beartown to Silverton, with an average speed<4> 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 194 miles [312.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 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 7,826 miles [12,594.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Beartown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beartown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beartown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7228, Longitude: -107.5039 In this case, the coordinates for Beartown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Beartown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.213 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.816 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.524 degrees. |