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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 Cardiff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardiff 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 Cardiff:
    • 39.506590, -107.313784
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cardiff
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Cardiff ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Cardiff.

Within Colorado, the name Cardiff is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Cardiff is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cardiff.
    • Alberta
      • This Cardiff lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
    • Arkansas
      • Scott County
      • This Cardiff is located in Scott County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Cardiff.
    • California
      • San Diego 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 California community of Cardiff [San Diego County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Cardiff is located in New Castle County and lies 1,680 miles [2,703.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Cardiff.
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater County
      • This Cardiff is located in Clearwater County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Cardiff.
    • Illinois
      • Livingston County
      • This Cardiff is located in Livingston County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Cardiff.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Cardiff is located in Cecil County and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<1> to the east of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Cardiff.
      • Harford County
      • This Cardiff is located in Harford County and lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km] to the east of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Cardiff.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Cardiff is located in Atlantic County and lies 1,735 miles [2,792.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Cardiff.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Cardiff is located in Onondaga County and lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Cardiff.
    • Ontario
      • This Cardiff lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Cardiff is located in Cambria County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Cardiff.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Cardiff is located in Roane County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the east of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Cardiff.
    • Texas
      • Waller County
      • This Cardiff is located in Waller County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cardiff that is located in Garfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Cardiff.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardiff ...

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.

  • Allen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Garfield County
  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbonate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
    • Carbonate is located in Garfield County
  • Carbondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Catherine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
    • Catherine is located in Garfield County
  • Cattle Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
    • Cattle Creek is located in Garfield County
  • Emma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
    • Emma is located in Pitkin County
  • Grizzly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grizzly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly
    • Grizzly is located in Garfield County
  • Hooks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
    • Hooks is located in Eagle County
  • Leon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Eagle County
  • No Name
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for No Name have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Name
    • No Name is located in Garfield County
  • Silt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
    • Silt is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silt <4>

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

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

  • Glenwood Springs, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cardiff to Denver, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,612 miles [2,594.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,718 miles [12,420.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cardiff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Garfield County: www.garfield-county.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cardiff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cardiff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5066, Longitude: -107.3138       In this case, the coordinates for Cardiff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cardiff 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Cardiff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.259 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.05 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.271 degrees.









 

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