Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Craig South Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Craig South Highlands and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Craig South Highlands

• 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 Craig South Highlands:
  • 40.484972, -107.563121
  • 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 Craig South Highlands

• 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 Moffat County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Moffat County
  • Since Craig South Highlands is near Routt County and also Rio Blanco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Routt County
  • eBird sighting report for Rio Blanco 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 Craig South Highlands ...

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.

• Bear River ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
  • Bear River is located in Routt County
• Craig
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Craig is located in Moffat County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,953 people
  • Former names for Craig:
  • Rosedale
  • Yampa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <2>
• Elkhead
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
  • Elkhead is located in Routt County
• Juniper Hot Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Hot Springs
  • Juniper Hot Springs is located in Moffat County
• Lay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay
  • Lay is located in Moffat County
• Maybell
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybell
  • Maybell is located in Moffat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybell <2>
• Mystic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Mystic is located in Routt County

How Far From Craig South Highlands 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 Craig South Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Craig South Highlands and extending to:

• Craig, which is the Seat of Moffat County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Craig South Highlands to Denver, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 92 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 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 7,668 miles [12,340.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,617 miles [9,039.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Craig South Highlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Moffat County: www.co.moffat.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/