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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 Hot Sulphur Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hot Sulphur Springs 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 Hot Sulphur Springs:
- 40.072882, -106.100958
- 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 Hot Sulphur Springs
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand County
- Since Hot Sulphur Springs is near Summit County and also Eagle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eagle 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 Hot Sulphur Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hot Sulphur Springs ...
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.
- Elkdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elkdale is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
- Grand Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hideaway Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hideaway Park is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Park
- Maryvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maryvale is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
- Sheephorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sheephorn is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheephorn
- Slate Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slate Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Creek
- Troublesome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Troublesome is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troublesome
- Winter Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Hot Sulphur Springs 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 town such as Hot Sulphur Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hot Sulphur Springs and extending to:
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Hot Sulphur Springs to Denver, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 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 7,650 miles [12,311.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,587 miles [8,991.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hot Sulphur Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hot Sulphur Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hot Sulphur Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0729, Longitude: -106.1010 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.395 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.092 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.545 degrees. |
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