Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cattle Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cattle Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cattle Creek
- 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 Cattle Creek:
- 39.458316, -107.262553
- 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 Cattle Creek
- 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- Since Cattle Creek is near Eagle County and also Pitkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Eagle County
- eBird sighting report for Pitkin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cattle Creek ...
We found one communities that share the name Cattle Creek.
Within Colorado, the name Cattle Creek is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Cattle Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cattle Creek [Dorchester County].
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cattle Creek ...
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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Carbondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <3>
- Catherine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Emma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Grizzly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - No Name
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Cattle Creek 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 Cattle Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cattle Creek 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 122 miles [196.3 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cattle Creek 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 1,610 miles [2,591 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 6,954 miles [11,191.4 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 7,719 miles [12,422.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cattle Creek. 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cattle Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Cattle Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cattle Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4583, Longitude: -107.2626 In this case, the coordinates for Cattle Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cattle Creek 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 328.216 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.993 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.247 degrees. |