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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 Brumley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brumley 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 Brumley:
- 39.089435, -106.542808
- 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 Brumley
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Brumley is near Pitkin County and also Chaffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pitkin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chaffee 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 Brumley
Communities Also Named Brumley ...
We found three communities that are also named Brumley.
Within Colorado, the name Brumley is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Brumley is located in Faulkner County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brumley that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Brumley.
- Missouri
- Miller County
- This Brumley is located in Miller County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the east of the Brumley that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Brumley.
- Texas
- Upshur County
- This Brumley is located in Upshur County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brumley that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Brumley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brumley ...
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.
- Balltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Champion Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Champion Mill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mill
- Everett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Everett is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Granite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Kobe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kobe is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kobe
- Low Pass ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Low Pass is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
- Malta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Malta is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Stringtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Brumley 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 Brumley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brumley and extending to:
- Leadville, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brumley to Leadville, 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 five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 94 miles [151.3 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 1,576 miles [2,536.3 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 6,955 miles [11,193 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 7,719 miles [12,422.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brumley) 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 Brumley 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 Brumley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0894, Longitude: -106.5428 In this case, the coordinates for Brumley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.634 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.886 degrees. |
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