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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 Bunyan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bunyan 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 Bunyan:
    • 40.290261, -104.915253
    • 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 Bunyan
  • 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 Bunyan 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 Bunyan

Communities Also Named Bunyan ...

We found four communities that are also named Bunyan.

Within Colorado, the name Bunyan is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Bunyan is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the east of the Bunyan that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Bunyan.
    • Ontario
      • This Bunyan lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bunyan that is located in Weld County.
    • Texas
      • Erath County
      • This Bunyan is located in Erath County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bunyan that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Bunyan.
    • Wisconsin
      • Polk County
      • This Bunyan is located in Polk County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bunyan that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Bunyan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bunyan ...

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.

  • Berts Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Berts Corner is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berts Corner
  • Clark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Clark is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Dent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dent is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
  • Elm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
  • Hardman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hardman is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Johnstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Mead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildcat
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildcat is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

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

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

  • Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bunyan to Greeley, 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,480 miles [2,381.8 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,839 miles [11,006.3 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 7,602 miles [12,234.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,535 miles [8,907.7 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- Bunyan) 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 Bunyan 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 Bunyan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2903, Longitude: -104.9153       In this case, the coordinates for Bunyan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.524 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.094 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.868 degrees.