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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 Dunton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunton 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 Dunton:
- 37.772534, -108.094006
- 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 Dunton
- 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 Dolores County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dolores County
- Since Dunton is near San Juan County and also San Miguel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Miguel 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 Dunton
Communities Also Named Dunton ...
We found one communities that are also named Dunton.
Within Colorado, the name Dunton is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Dunton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Lancaster County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Dunton [Lancaster County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunton ...
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.
- Brown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brown is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lime
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lime is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
- Mountain Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roundup Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roundup Junction is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup Junction
- Sawpit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Sawpit has also been known as:
- Saw Pit
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sawpit
- From Dunton to Sawpit
- Stoner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoner is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Telluride
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vanadium ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Dunton 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 community such as Dunton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Dunton once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dunton and extending to:
- Dove Creek, which is the Seat of Dolores County, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Dunton to Dove Creek, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 215 miles [346 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,675 miles [2,695.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 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 7,841 miles [12,618.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 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 Dunton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dunton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dunton 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 Dunton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7725, Longitude: -108.0940 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.667 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.358 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.842 degrees. |
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