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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 Comanche, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Comanche 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 Comanche:
- 39.985144, -104.301990
- 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 Comanche
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Comanche is near Weld County and also Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Comanche
Communities Also Named Comanche ...
We found three communities that are also named Comanche.
Within Colorado, the name Comanche is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Yellowstone County
- This Comanche is located in Yellowstone County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Comanche that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Comanche.
- Oklahoma
- Stephens County
- This Comanche is located in Stephens County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Comanche that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Comanche.
- Texas
- Comanche County
- This Comanche is located in Comanche County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Comanche that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Comanche.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Comanche ...
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.
- Cabin Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dearfield ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Leader
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leader is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
- Living Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Living Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Springs
- Manila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manila is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Masters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Masters is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
- Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shamrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Comanche 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 Comanche to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Comanche once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Comanche and extending to:
- Brighton, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Comanche to Brighton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 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 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Comanche) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Comanche, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Comanche 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 Comanche. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9851, Longitude: -104.3020 In this case, the coordinates for Comanche have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.04 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.494 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.569 degrees. |
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