Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elkhead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elkhead and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elkhead
- 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 Elkhead:
- 40.648583, -107.207557
- 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 Elkhead
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Routt County
- Since Elkhead is near Moffat County and also Carbon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Moffat County
- eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Elkhead ...
We found three communities that share the name Elkhead.
Within Colorado, the name Elkhead is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Oregon
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elkhead ...
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.
- Bear River ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
- Bear River is located in Routt County
- Clark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Routt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <3>
- Craig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Craig is located in Moffat County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,953 people
- Former names for Craig:
- Rosedale
- Yampa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <3>
- Glen Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
- Glen Eden is located in Routt County
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Mad Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad Creek
- Mad Creek is located in Routt County
- Mystic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Oak Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Routt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Creek <3>
- Steamboat Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Springs
- Steamboat Springs is located in Routt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steamboat Springs <3>
How Far From Elkhead 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 Elkhead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elkhead and extending to:
- Steamboat Springs, which is the Seat of Routt County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elkhead to Steamboat Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 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 7,648 miles [12,308.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elkhead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Routt County: www.co.routt.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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elkhead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkhead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6486, Longitude: -107.2076 In this case, the coordinates for Elkhead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Elkhead 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 328.287 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.196 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.10 degrees. |