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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 Bockman Lumber Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bockman Lumber Camp and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bockman Lumber Camp:
    • 40.558315, -105.965849
    • 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 Bockman Lumber Camp
  • 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Bockman Lumber Camp is near Grand County and also Larimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer 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 Bockman Lumber Camp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bockman Lumber Camp ...

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.

  • Dutchtown ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutchtown is located in Grand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Glen Echo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Echo is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
  • Grand Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hebron is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Indian Meadows
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Lulu City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lulu City is located in Grand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
  • Old Homestead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Homestead is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homestead
  • Reds Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Reds Place is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reds Place
  • Rustic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rustic is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
  • Teller City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Teller City is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teller City
  • Willey Lumber Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Willey Lumber Camp is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Lumber Camp

How Far From Bockman Lumber Camp 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 Bockman Lumber Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Walden, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bockman Lumber Camp to Walden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 88 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 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 7,618 miles [12,260 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 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- Bockman Lumber Camp) 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 Bockman Lumber Camp 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 Bockman Lumber Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5583, Longitude: -105.9658       In this case, the coordinates for Bockman Lumber Camp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.337 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.074 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.417 degrees.