Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fountain
- 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 Fountain:
- 38.686072, -104.691910
- 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 Fountain
- 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 El Paso County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for El Paso County
- Since Fountain is near Teller County and also Pueblo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Teller County
- eBird sighting report for Pueblo 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 Fountain ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Fountain.
Within Colorado, the name Fountain is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Fountain lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fountain that is located in El Paso County.
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fountain [Anderson County].
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fountain [Osage County].
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fountain [Antrim County].
- Mason County
- This Fountain is located in Mason County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fountain that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Fountain.
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Duplin County
- This Fountain is located in Duplin County and lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<1> to the east of the Fountain that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Fountain.
- Pitt County
- This Fountain is located in Pitt County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km] to the east of the Fountain that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Fountain.
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Fountain is located in Centre County and lies 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fountain that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Fountain.
- Schuylkill County
- This Fountain is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km] to the east northeast of the Fountain that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Fountain.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain ...
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.
- Falcon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Falcon is located in El Paso County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon <3>
- Green Settlement
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Settlement
- Green Settlement is located in El Paso County
- Ivywild
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Knob Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Minnehaha
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Pikeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Rock Creek Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
- Rock Creek Park is located in El Paso County
- Security
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Seven Lakes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Seven Lakes is located in Teller County
- Skinners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Stone City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Pueblo County
- Widefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widefield
- Widefield is located in El Paso County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Widefield <3>
How Far From Fountain to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Fountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountain and extending to:
- Colorado Springs, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fountain to Colorado Springs, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,482 miles [2,385 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,685 miles [12,367.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fountain: www.ci.fountain.co.us/
The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fountain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6861, Longitude: -104.6919 In this case, the coordinates for Fountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fountain could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fountain to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.207 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.549 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.923 degrees. |