Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gary and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gary
- 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 Gary:
- 40.073872, -103.584946
- 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 Gary
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Gary is near Washington County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Gary ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Gary.
Within Colorado, the name Gary is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Emanuel County
- This Gary is located in Emanuel County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gary that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emanuel County community of Gary.
- Johnson 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 Georgia community of Gary [Johnson County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Norman County
- This Gary is located in Norman County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gary that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norman County community of Gary.
- Saint Louis County
- This Gary is located in Saint Louis County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the northeast of the Gary that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Gary.
- New Mexico
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gary ...
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.
- Bijou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Brush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush
- Brush is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brush <4>
- Cooper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Hillrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
- Hillrose is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillrose <4>
- Lamb
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Log Lane Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
- Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Shamrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Twelvemile Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
- Twelvemile Corner is located in Morgan County
How Far From Gary 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 Gary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gary and extending to:
- Fort Morgan, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gary to Fort Morgan, with an average speed<5> 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 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 7,573 miles [12,187.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,498 miles [8,848.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0739, Longitude: -103.5849 In this case, the coordinates for Gary 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 Gary 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gary 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 325.516 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.891 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.169 degrees. |