Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gunnison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gunnison and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gunnison
- 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 Gunnison:
- 38.547750, -106.926879
- 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 Gunnison
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Gunnison County
- Since Gunnison is near Saguache County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Saguache 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 Gunnison ...
We found two communities that share the name Gunnison.
Within Colorado, the name Gunnison is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gunnison ...
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.
- Chance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Gateview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Gothic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
- Gothic is located in Gunnison County
- Iris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Irwin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Gunnison County
- Powderhorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn
- Powderhorn is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderhorn <3>
- Ruby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Tincup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Tincup is located in Gunnison County
- Vulcan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Gunnison 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 city such as Gunnison to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gunnison and extending to:
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Gunnison to Denver, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,603 miles [2,579.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 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 7,762 miles [12,491.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gunnison: www.ci.gunnison.co.us/
The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gunnison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gunnison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5478, Longitude: -106.9269 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Gunnison to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.867 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.491 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.144 degrees. |