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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 Cordova Plaza, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cordova Plaza 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 Cordova Plaza:
- 37.133354, -104.829716
- 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 Cordova Plaza
- 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 Las Animas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Las Animas County
- Since Cordova Plaza is near Colfax County and also Huerfano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huerfano 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 Cordova Plaza
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cordova Plaza ...
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.
- Brilliant ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Cokedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Lynn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Madrid ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Madrid is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Monument Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monument Park is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Park
- Starkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stonewall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stonewall Gap is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Gap
How Far From Cordova Plaza 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 Cordova Plaza to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cordova Plaza and extending to:
- Trinidad, which is the Seat of Las Animas County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cordova Plaza to Trinidad, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 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 7,777 miles [12,515.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cordova Plaza) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cordova Plaza 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 Cordova Plaza. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1334, Longitude: -104.8297 In this case, the coordinates for Cordova Plaza have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.141 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.145 degrees. |
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