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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 Gateview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gateview 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 Gateview:
- 38.293606, -107.218666
- 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 Gateview
- 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 Gunnison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gunnison County
- Since Gateview is near Hinsdale County and also Montrose County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinsdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montrose 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 Gateview
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gateview ...
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.
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Cathedral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cathedral is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral
- Chance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chance is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Henson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
- Iris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Iris is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Powderhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vulcan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
How Far From Gateview 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 Gateview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gateview and extending to:
- Gunnison, which is the Seat of Gunnison County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gateview to Gunnison, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 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 7,785 miles [12,528.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,719 miles [9,203.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gateview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gateview 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 Gateview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2936, Longitude: -107.2187 In this case, the coordinates for Gateview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.061 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.693 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.324 degrees. |
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