Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grand Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grand Lake
- 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 Grand Lake:
- 40.251973, -105.832760
- 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 Grand Lake
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Grand County
- Since Grand Lake is near Boulder County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Grand Lake ...
We found seven communities that share the name Grand Lake.
Within Colorado, the name Grand Lake is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Chicot County
- This Grand Lake is located in Chicot County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Grand Lake that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Grand Lake.
- California
- Alameda County
- This Grand Lake is located in Alameda County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the west of the Grand Lake that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Grand Lake.
- Louisiana
- Cameron Parish
- This Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Grand Lake that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron Parish community of Grand Lake.
- Michigan
- Presque Isle 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 Michigan community of Grand Lake [Presque Isle County].
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Grand Lake is located in Saint Louis County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grand Lake that is located in Grand County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Grand Lake.
- Nova Scotia
- 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 Nova Scotia community of Grand Lake.
- Texas
- Montgomery 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 Texas community of Grand Lake [Montgomery County].
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Lake ...
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.
- Beaver Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Point
- Beaver Point is located in Larimer County
- Dutchtown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Elkdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Ferncliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Hot Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Sulphur Springs
- Hot Sulphur Springs is located in Grand County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Sulphur Springs <5>
- Lulu City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Meeker Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker Park
- Meeker Park is located in Boulder County
- Teller City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willey Lumber Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Grand Lake 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 Grand Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand Lake and extending to:
- Hot Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Grand County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Lake to Hot Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,528 miles [2,459.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,631 miles [12,280.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Grand Lake: www.townofgrandlake.com/
The official website for Grand County: www.co.grand.co.us/
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- Grand Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2520, Longitude: -105.8328 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Lake 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 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 Grand Lake 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Grand Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.21 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.893 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.377 degrees. |