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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 Hartman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartman 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 Hartman:
    • 38.121057, -102.218710
    • 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 Hartman
  • 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 Hartman ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Hartman.

Within Colorado, the name Hartman is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Hartman is located in Johnson County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hartman that is located in Prowers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hartman.
    • Indiana
      • Wabash 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 Indiana community of Hartman [Wabash County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Hartman is located in Frederick County and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<1> to the east of the Hartman that is located in Prowers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Hartman.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien County
      • This Hartman is located in Berrien County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hartman that is located in Prowers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Hartman.
      • Schoolcraft 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 Hartman [Schoolcraft County].
    • Mississippi
      • Lincoln County
      • This Hartman is located in Lincoln County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hartman that is located in Prowers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Hartman.
    • Missouri
      • Ralls 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 Missouri community of Hartman [Ralls County].
    • Montana
      • Sanders 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 Montana community of Hartman [Sanders County].
    • Nebraska
      • Deuel County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Deuel County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Hartman.
      • Scotts Bluff County
      • This Hartman is located in Scotts Bluff County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hartman that is located in Prowers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotts Bluff County community of Hartman.
    • New York
      • Warren County
      • This Hartman is located in Warren County and lies 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hartman that is located in Prowers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hartman.
    • North Carolina
      • Stokes County
      • This Hartman is located in Stokes County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hartman that is located in Prowers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Hartman.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania community of Hartman [Lancaster County].
    • Texas
      • Bowie County
      • This Hartman is located in Bowie County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hartman that is located in Prowers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Hartman.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Hartman is located in Weber County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hartman that is located in Prowers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Hartman.
    • Wisconsin
      • Columbia 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 Wisconsin community of Hartman [Columbia County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartman ...

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.

  • Granada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • May Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Valley
    • May Valley is located in Prowers County
  • Sugar
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
    • Sugar is located in Prowers County
  • Towner
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
    • Towner is located in Kiowa County
  • Water Valley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County

How Far From Hartman 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 Hartman to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hartman and extending to:

  • Lamar, which is the Seat of Prowers County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hartman to Lamar, 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 most of a day.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 78 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,637 miles [12,290.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,547 miles [8,927 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hartman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Prowers County: www.prowerscounty.net/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hartman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hartman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1211, Longitude: -102.2187       In this case, the coordinates for Hartman 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 Hartman 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>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 Hartman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Hartman 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 324.334 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.288 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.68 degrees.









 

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