Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Egeria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Egeria and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Egeria

• 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 Egeria:
  • 40.027746, -106.772197
  • 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 Egeria

• 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 Routt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Routt County
  • Since Egeria is near Eagle County and also Grand County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eagle County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand 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 Egeria

Communities Also Named Egeria ...

We found one communities that are also named Egeria.

Within Colorado, the name Egeria is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Egeria in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Mercer County
    • This Egeria is located in Mercer County and lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km]<1> to the east of the Egeria that is located in Routt County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Egeria.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Egeria ...

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.

• Bond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bond is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bond <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bond
  • From Egeria to Bond
• Burns
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burns is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burns
  • From Egeria to Burns
• Copper Spur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Copper Spur is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Spur
• Dell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dell is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
• Derby Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Derby Junction is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Junction
• Oak Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Creek is located in Routt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Creek <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oak Creek
  • From Egeria to Oak Creek
• Radium
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Radium is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
• Sheephorn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheephorn is located in Eagle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheephorn
• Trapper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Trapper is located in Routt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trapper

How Far From Egeria 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 Egeria to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Egeria and extending to:

• Steamboat Springs, which is the Seat of Routt County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Egeria to Steamboat Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,672 miles [12,346.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,613 miles [9,033.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'