Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dyke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dyke and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dyke
- 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 Dyke:
- 37.226393, -107.195322
- 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 Dyke
- 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 Archuleta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Archuleta County
- Since Dyke is near Rio Arriba County and also La Plata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- eBird sighting report for La Plata 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dyke ...
We found ten communities that share the name Dyke.
Within Colorado, the name Dyke is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Nevada
- Churchill County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Churchill County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Churchill County community of Dyke.
- Elko County
- This community is historic and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Dyke.
- Humboldt County
- This Dyke is located in Humboldt County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dyke that is located in Archuleta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Dyke.
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Dyke is located in Allegany County and lies 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dyke that is located in Archuleta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Dyke.
- Steuben County
- This Dyke is located in Steuben County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km] to the east northeast of the Dyke that is located in Archuleta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Dyke.
- Oklahoma
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dyke ...
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.
- Chimney Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
- Chimney Rock is located in Archuleta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimney Rock <5>
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Dulce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulce
- Dulce is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dulce <5>
- Edith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Gato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Gem Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Village
- Gem Village is located in La Plata County
- Lonetree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Navajo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Self Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Self Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Place
- Self Place is located in San Juan County (NM)
- Tiffany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Treasure
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Tuckerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerville
- Tuckerville is located in La Plata County
- Young Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
- Young Place is located in San Juan County (NM)
How Far From Dyke 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 Dyke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dyke and extending to:
- Pagosa Springs, which is the Seat of Archuleta County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Dyke to Denver, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,846 miles [12,626.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dyke. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Archuleta County: www.archuletacounty.org/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dyke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dyke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2264, Longitude: -107.1953 In this case, the coordinates for Dyke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Dyke could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Dyke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dyke to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.921 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.42 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.394 degrees. |