Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Homelake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homelake and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Homelake

• 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 Homelake:
  • 37.575558, -106.096972
  • 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 Homelake

• 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 Rio Grande County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Grande County
  • Since Homelake is near Alamosa County and also Conejos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Conejos 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 Homelake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Homelake ...

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.

• Alpine
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Alpine is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Bountiful
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Bountiful is located in Conejos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
• Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Center is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <1>
• Henry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Henry is located in Alamosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Jasper ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasper is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
• Maxeyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxeyville is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeyville
• Romeo
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Romeo is located in Conejos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <1>
• Sevenmile Plaza
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sevenmile Plaza is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Plaza
• Sugar Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sugar Junction is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
• Summitville ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Summitville is located in Rio Grande County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville

How Far From Homelake to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Homelake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Homelake and extending to:

• Del Norte, which is the Seat of Rio Grande County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Homelake to Del Norte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,572 miles [2,529.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 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 7,792 miles [12,540 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'