Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Downieville - Lawson - Dumont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Downieville - Lawson - Dumont and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Downieville - Lawson - Dumont

• 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 Downieville - Lawson - Dumont:
  • 39.766277, -105.615234
  • 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 Downieville - Lawson - Dumont

• 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 Clear Creek County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clear Creek County
  • Since Downieville - Lawson - Dumont is near Gilpin County and also Grand County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilpin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand 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 Downieville - Lawson - Dumont

Curious and Interesting Names Near Downieville - Lawson - Dumont ...

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.

• Alice
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Alice is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
• Black Eagle Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Eagle Mill is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle Mill
• Downieville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Downieville is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downieville <1>
• Empire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <1>
• Freeland ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Freeland is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Idaho Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <1>
• Nevadaville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
  • Nevadaville has also been known as:
  • Bald Mountain
  • Nevada City
• Silver Creek ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
• Yankee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Yankee is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee

How Far From Downieville - Lawson - Dumont 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 Downieville - Lawson - Dumont to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Downieville - Lawson - Dumont and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Clear Creek County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Downieville - Lawson - Dumont to Denver, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 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 7,653 miles [12,316.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,586 miles [8,989.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'