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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 Devine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devine 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 Devine:
- 38.275002, -104.457470
- 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 Devine
- 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 Pueblo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pueblo County
- Since Devine is near El Paso County and also Crowley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Paso County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crowley 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 Devine
Communities Also Named Devine ...
We found two communities that are also named Devine.
Within Colorado, the name Devine is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Devine lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the northwest of the Devine that is located in Pueblo County.
- Texas
- Medina County
- This Devine is located in Medina County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Devine that is located in Pueblo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Devine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Devine ...
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.
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fearnowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fearnowville is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearnowville
- Goodnight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goodnight is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Lime
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lime is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
- Salt Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Stem Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stem Beach is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem Beach
- Vineland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vineland is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Wild Horse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wild Horse is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
How Far From Devine 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 Devine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Devine and extending to:
- Pueblo, which is the Seat of Pueblo County, lies just to the West.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Devine to Denver, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,701 miles [12,393.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,621 miles [9,046.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Devine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Devine 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 Devine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2750, Longitude: -104.4575 In this case, the coordinates for Devine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.991 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.251 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.84 degrees. |
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