Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chivington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chivington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chivington
- 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 Chivington:
- 38.437128, -102.541968
- 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 Chivington
- 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 Kiowa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kiowa County
- Since Chivington is near Prowers County and also Bent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Prowers County
- eBird sighting report for Bent 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chivington ...
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.
- Cheyenne Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
- Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <2>
- Firstview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Granada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <2>
- Hartman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hartman is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartman <2>
- Kit Carson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kit Carson
- Kit Carson is located in Cheyenne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kit Carson <2>
- May Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Valley
- May Valley is located in Prowers County
- Sugar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Towner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Water Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
How Far From Chivington 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 Chivington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Chivington and extending to:
- Eads, which is the Seat of Kiowa County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chivington to Eads, with an average speed<5> 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 159 miles [255.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,630 miles [12,279.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chivington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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- Chivington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chivington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4371, Longitude: -102.5420 |
| <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 Chivington 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 324.60 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.636 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.811 degrees. |