Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Champion Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Champion Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Champion Mill

• 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 Champion Mill:
  • 39.137490, -106.504473
  • 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 Champion Mill

• 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 Champion Mill 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 Champion Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Champion Mill ...

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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Balltown is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
• Everett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Everett is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Independence ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kobe is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kobe
• Malta ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Malta is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
• Rockdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Ruby ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruby is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Stringtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Twin Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Lakes <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Champion Mill and extending to:

• Leadville, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Champion Mill to Leadville, 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 90 miles [144.8 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 1,573 miles [2,531.5 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 6,951 miles [11,186.6 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 7,715 miles [12,416.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'