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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 Fraser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fraser 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 Fraser:
- 39.947643, -105.817805
- 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 Fraser
- 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 Grand County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand County
- Since Fraser is near Gilpin County and also Clear Creek County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilpin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clear Creek 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 Fraser
Communities Also Named Fraser ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Fraser.
Within Colorado, the name Fraser is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eight are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Fraser lies 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fraser that is located in Grand County.
- Idaho
- Clearwater County
- This Fraser is located in Clearwater County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fraser that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Fraser.
- Shoshone 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 Idaho community of Fraser [Shoshone County].
- Illinois
- Macon 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 Illinois community of Fraser [Macon County].
- Iowa
- Boone County
- This Fraser is located in Boone County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fraser that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Fraser.
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- This Fraser is located in Macomb County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fraser that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Fraser.
- Nebraska
- Phelps 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 Nebraska community of Fraser [Phelps County].
- New Brunswick
- This Fraser lies 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fraser that is located in Grand County.
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Fraser is located in Delaware County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fraser that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Fraser.
- Livingston County
- This Fraser is located in Livingston County and lies 1,454 miles [2,340 km] to the east northeast of the Fraser that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Fraser.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Fraser.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fraser ...
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.
- Alice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- American City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- American City is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
- Apex ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elkdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkdale is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Empire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Island ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Island is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Hideaway Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hideaway Park is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Park
- Maryvale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maryvale is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
- Nugget
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nugget is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugget
- Winter Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee
How Far From Fraser 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 town such as Fraser to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fraser and extending to:
- Hot Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Grand County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fraser to Hot Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,530 miles [2,462.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 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 5,584 miles [8,986.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Fraser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fraser 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> | 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 Fraser 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 Fraser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9476, Longitude: -105.8178 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.171 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.815 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.402 degrees. |
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