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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 Drakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drakes 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 Drakes:
- 40.554149, -105.079979
- 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 Drakes
- 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 Larimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- Since Drakes is near Weld County and also Boulder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder 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 Drakes
Communities Also Named Drakes ...
We found two communities that are also named Drakes.
Within Colorado, the name Drakes is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Drakes.
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This Drakes is located in Perry County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<2> to the east of the Drakes that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Drakes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drakes ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Black Hollow Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bruce is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Horsetooth Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
- Kings Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Corner is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Little Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Dam is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dam
- Loveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Severance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stout ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
How Far From Drakes to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Drakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drakes and extending to:
- Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies just to the North.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Drakes to Denver, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,487 miles [2,393.1 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 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 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 7,592 miles [12,218.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,527 miles [8,894.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Drakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Drakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Drakes 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 Drakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5541, Longitude: -105.0800 In this case, the coordinates for Drakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.293 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.928 degrees. |
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