Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gould, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gould and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gould
- 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 Gould:
- 40.523162, -106.030219
- 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 Gould
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Gould is near Grand County and also Larimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grand County
- eBird sighting report for Larimer 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 Gould ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Gould.
Within Colorado, the name Gould is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Gould is located in Ashtabula County and lies 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gould that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Gould.
- Jefferson County
- This Gould is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km] to the east of the Gould that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Gould.
- Lucas County
- This Gould is located in Lucas County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km] to the east of the Gould that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Gould.
- Oklahoma
- Quebec
- This Gould lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gould that is located in Jackson County.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Bell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Gould [Bell County].
- Cherokee County
- This Gould is located in Cherokee County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gould that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Gould.
- Rusk 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 Texas community of Gould [Rusk County].
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This Gould is located in Clay County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<1> to the east of the Gould that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Gould.
- Upshur County
- This Gould is located in Upshur County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km] to the east of the Gould that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Gould.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gould ...
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.
- Dutchtown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Grand Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Grand Lake is located in Grand County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake <6>
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Jackson County
- Lulu City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Old Homestead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homestead
- Old Homestead is located in Jackson County
- Reds Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reds Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reds Place
- Reds Place is located in Larimer County
- Spicer ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
- Spicer is located in Jackson County
- Teller City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Teller City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teller City
- Teller City is located in Jackson County
- Willey Lumber Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willey Lumber Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Lumber Camp
- Willey Lumber Camp is located in Jackson County
How Far From Gould 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 Gould to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Gould once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gould and extending to:
- Walden, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gould to Walden, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,562 miles [8,951.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gould) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gould. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5232, Longitude: -106.0302 |
| <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 Gould, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Gould 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Gould to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.383 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.124 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.457 degrees. |