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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 Durango, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Durango 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 Durango:
- 37.280962, -107.878201
- 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 Durango
- 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 La Plata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Plata County
- Since Durango is near Montezuma County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montezuma County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Juan 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 Durango
Communities Also Named Durango ...
We found three communities that are also named Durango.
Within Colorado, the name Durango is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Durango is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Durango that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Durango.
- Iowa
- Dubuque County
- This Durango is located in Dubuque County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Durango that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Durango.
- Texas
- Falls County
- This Durango is located in Falls County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Durango that is located in La Plata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Falls County community of Durango.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Durango ...
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.
- Carbon Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Florida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gem Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayday is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trimble is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
How Far From Durango 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 city such as Durango to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Durango and extending to:
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Durango to Denver, with an average speed<2>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,863 miles [12,654.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 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- Durango) 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 Durango 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 Durango. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2810, Longitude: -107.8782 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.445 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.047 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.759 degrees. |
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