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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 Dove Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dove Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Dove Creek:
    • 37.766646, -108.906190
    • 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 Dove Creek
  • 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

Communities Also Named Dove Creek ...

We found one communities that share the name Dove Creek.

Within Colorado, the name Dove Creek is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Dove Creek in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Elbert County
      • This Dove Creek is located in Elbert County and lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<1> to the east of the Dove Creek that is located in Dolores County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Dove Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dove Creek ...

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.

  • Basin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
    • Basin is located in San Miguel County
  • Beards Corner
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beards Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Corner
    • Beards Corner is located in San Miguel County
  • Dolores
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <3>
  • Pleasant View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <3>
  • Slick Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Yellow Jacket
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Dove Creek 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 town such as Dove Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dove Creek and extending to:

  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Dove Creek to Denver, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 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 7,865 miles [12,657.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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

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- Dove Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dove Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7666, Longitude: -108.9062       In this case, the coordinates for Dove Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Dove Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.288 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.093 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.287 degrees.




 

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