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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 Canfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canfield 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 Canfield:
- 40.05403, -105.074531
- 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 Canfield
- 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 Boulder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Since Canfield is near Weld County and also Broomfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broomfield 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 Canfield
Communities Also Named Canfield ...
We found nine communities that are also named Canfield.
Within Colorado, the name Canfield is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lafayette County
- This Canfield is located in Lafayette County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Canfield that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Canfield.
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This Canfield is located in Idaho County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Canfield that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Canfield.
- Iowa
- Black Hawk County
- This Canfield is located in Black Hawk County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Canfield that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Canfield.
- Michigan
- Alpena County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Canfield [Alpena County].
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Canfield [Cass County].
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This Canfield is located in Mahoning County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<1> to the east of the Canfield that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Canfield.
- Ontario
- This Canfield lies 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Canfield that is located in Boulder County.
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Canfield is located in Braxton County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<1> to the east of the Canfield that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Canfield.
- Randolph County
- This Canfield is located in Randolph County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km] to the east of the Canfield that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Canfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canfield ...
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.
- Boulder Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boulder Junction is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
- Dick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Dominion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dominion is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Erie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gunbarrel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Idaho Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Idaho Creek is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Creek
- Jessum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jessum is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessum
- Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Pleasant View Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Plumbs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plumbs is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbs
- Puritan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Puritan is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Quail Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
How Far From Canfield 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 Canfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canfield and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Canfield to Boulder, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,490 miles [2,397.9 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 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,620 miles [12,263.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,552 miles [8,935.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Canfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Canfield 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 Canfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0540, Longitude: -105.0745 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.184 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.982 degrees. |
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