Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Boettcher:
  • 40.804418, -106.543924
  • 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 Fort Boettcher

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Boettcher ...

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.

• Clark
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Clark is located in Routt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <1>
• Glen Eden
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Glen Eden is located in Routt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
• Hebron ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebron is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Higho
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Higho is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higho
• Kings Canyon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Canyon is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Canyon
• Mad Creek
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mad Creek is located in Routt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad Creek
• Mountain Home
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Home is located in Albany County (WY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
• Old Roach
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Old Roach is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Roach
• Pearl ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pearl is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Spicer ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Spicer is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Boettcher and extending to:

• Walden, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Boettcher to Walden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 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 7,620 miles [12,263.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'