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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Biglow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Biglow and the surrounding area.
- 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 Biglow:
- 39.343597, -106.667256
- 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 Biglow
- 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 Pitkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitkin County
- Since Biglow is near Eagle County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eagle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Biglow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Biglow ...
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.
- Aspen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Champion Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Champion Mill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mill
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Independence ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence has also been known as:
- Chipeta
- Farwell
- Hunter's Pass
- Mammoth City
- Mount Hope
- Sparkill
- Malta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Snowmass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Snowmass Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Troutville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Troutville is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Woody Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Biglow 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 Biglow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Biglow and extending to:
- Aspen, which is the Seat of Pitkin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Biglow to Aspen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 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 7,708 miles [12,404.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,645 miles [9,084.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Biglow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Biglow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Biglow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3436, Longitude: -106.6673 In this case, the coordinates for Biglow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.753 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.437 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.93 degrees. |
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