Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Portal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Portal and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Portal
- 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 East Portal:
- 39.903320, -105.644447
- 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 East Portal
- 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 Gilpin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gilpin County
- Since East Portal is near Grand County and also Boulder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grand County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named East Portal ...
We found one communities that share the name East Portal.
Within Colorado, the name East Portal is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named East Portal in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Mineral 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 Montana community of East Portal [Mineral County].
- Montana
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Portal ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- American City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for American City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Apex ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Apex is located in Gilpin County
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Grand Island ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Grand Island is located in Boulder County
- Hideaway Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideaway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Park
- Hideaway Park is located in Grand County
- Maryvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Nederland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <3>
- Nugget
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Wideawake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Winter Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
- Winter Park is located in Grand County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <3>
- Yankee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From East Portal 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 East Portal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in East Portal and extending to:
- Central City, which is the Seat of Gilpin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Portal to Central City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,521 miles [2,447.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,646 miles [12,305 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,580 miles [8,980.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Portal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gilpin County: www.co.gilpin.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 East Portal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Portal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Portal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9033, Longitude: -105.6444 In this case, the coordinates for East Portal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 East Portal to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.036 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.653 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.311 degrees. |