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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 Fruita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fruita 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 Fruita:
- 39.158880, -108.729011
- 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 Fruita
- 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 Mesa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mesa County
- Since Fruita is near Grand County and also Garfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield 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 Fruita
Communities Also Named Fruita ...
We found three communities that are also named Fruita.
Within Colorado, the name Fruita is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Martin County
- This Fruita is located in Martin County and lies 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fruita that is located in Mesa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Fruita.
- Oregon
- Wallowa County
- This Fruita is located in Wallowa County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fruita that is located in Mesa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallowa County community of Fruita.
- Utah
- Wayne County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Fruita [Wayne County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fruita ...
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.
- Bridges Switch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bridges Switch is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Switch
- Fruitvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grand Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Lincoln is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lincoln
- Orchard Mesa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Mesa is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mesa
- Pear Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pear Park is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Park
- Rosevale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosevale is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevale
- Ruby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ruby is located in Mesa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
How Far From Fruita 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 Fruita to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fruita and extending to:
- Grand Junction, which is the Seat of Mesa County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fruita to Grand Junction, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 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 7,778 miles [12,517.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fruita) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fruita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Fruita 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 Fruita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1589, Longitude: -108.7290 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.248 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.087 degrees. |
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