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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 Brimstone Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brimstone Corner 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 Brimstone Corner:
    • 38.938037, -107.975345
    • 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 Brimstone Corner
  • 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 Delta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
    • Since Brimstone Corner is near Mesa County and also Montrose County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mesa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montrose 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 Brimstone Corner

Communities Also Named Brimstone Corner ...

We found three communities that are also named Brimstone Corner.

Within Colorado, the name Brimstone Corner is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Oxford County
      • This Brimstone Corner is located in Oxford County and lies 1,952 miles [3,141.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brimstone Corner that is located in Delta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Brimstone Corner.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Brimstone Corner is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,949 miles [3,136.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brimstone Corner that is located in Delta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Brimstone Corner.
    • Vermont
      • Orange County
      • This Brimstone Corner is located in Orange County and lies 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brimstone Corner that is located in Delta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Brimstone Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brimstone Corner ...

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.

  • Delta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Escalante
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Escalante is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
  • Huff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Huff is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
  • John Held Corner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • John Held Corner is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Held Corner
  • Pea Green Corner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pea Green Corner is located in Montrose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Green Corner
  • Peeples
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Peeples is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
  • Plateau City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Plateau City is located in Mesa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau City
  • Read
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Read is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read
  • Rogers Mesa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers Mesa is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mesa

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brimstone Corner and extending to:

  • Delta, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brimstone Corner to Delta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 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 7,770 miles [12,504.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brimstone Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Brimstone Corner 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 Brimstone Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9380, Longitude: -107.9753       In this case, the coordinates for Brimstone Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.705 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.518 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.687 degrees.