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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.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moffat County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Elkhead
Communities Also Named Elkhead ...
We found three communities that are also named Elkhead.
Within Colorado, the name Elkhead is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Christian County
- This Elkhead is located in Christian County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Elkhead that is located in Routt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Elkhead.
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Elkhead is located in Douglas County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elkhead that is located in Routt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Elkhead.
- Tennessee
- Grundy County
- This Elkhead is located in Grundy County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<1> to the east of the Elkhead that is located in Routt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Elkhead.
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)
- Bear River is located in Routt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
- Clark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Craig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Moffat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,953 people
- Former names for Craig:
- Rosedale
- Yampa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <2>
- Glen Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Eden is located in Routt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
- Keystone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Routt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Mad Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mad Creek is located in Routt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad Creek
- Mystic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic is located in Routt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Oak Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steamboat Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.287 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.196 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.10 degrees. |
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