Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bracewell:
  • 40.459426, -104.817192
  • 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 Bracewell

• 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 Weld County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
  • Since Bracewell is near Larimer County and also Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Bracewell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bracewell ...

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.

• Bruce
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bruce is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Elm
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elm is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
• Evans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Evans is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <1>
• Farmers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Farmers is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Garden City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden City is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
• Gates
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gates is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
• Hardman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardman is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
• Mason Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mason Corner is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Corner
• Mumper Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mumper Corner is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumper Corner
• Rosedale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Severance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Severance is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Severance <1>
• Tuber
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuber is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuber

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

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

• Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Bracewell to Denver, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 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 7,589 miles [12,213.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,522 miles [8,886.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'