Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in El Vado, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Vado and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for El Vado
- 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 El Vado:
- 40.005819, -105.346382
- 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 El Vado
- 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 Boulder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Since El Vado is near Jefferson County and also Gilpin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Gilpin 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 El Vado ...
We found one communities that share the name El Vado.
Within Colorado, the name El Vado is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named El Vado in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near El Vado ...
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.
- Boulder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Boulder is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <2>
- Gold Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Mountain Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
- Mountain Meadows is located in Boulder County
- Seven Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Seven Hills is located in Boulder County
- Silver Spruce
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spruce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spruce
- Silver Spruce is located in Boulder County
- Sugarloaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Summerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Boulder County
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Sunshine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Switzerland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzerland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland Park
- Switzerland Park is located in Boulder County
- Tall Timber
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timber have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timber
- Tall Timber is located in Boulder County
How Far From El Vado 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 El Vado to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in El Vado and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies just to the East.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from El Vado to Denver, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,868 miles [11,053 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 7,631 miles [12,280.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for El Vado. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- El Vado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in El Vado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0058, Longitude: -105.3464 In this case, the coordinates for El Vado have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 El Vado to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.822 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.412 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.137 degrees. |