Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ignacio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ignacio and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ignacio
- 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 Ignacio:
- 37.115086, -107.633136
- 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 Ignacio
- 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 La Plata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for La Plata County
- Since Ignacio is near San Juan County and also Archuleta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- eBird sighting report for Archuleta 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 Ignacio ...
We found one communities that share the name Ignacio.
Within Colorado, the name Ignacio is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Ignacio in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ignacio ...
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.
- Carbon Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Junction
- Carbon Junction is located in La Plata County
- Christopher Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher Place
- Christopher Place is located in San Juan County (NM)
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Florida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in La Plata County
- Gem Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Village
- Gem Village is located in La Plata County
- Grandview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Self Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Self Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Place
- Self Place is located in San Juan County (NM)
- Tiffany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Young Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
- Young Place is located in San Juan County (NM)
How Far From Ignacio 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 town such as Ignacio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ignacio and extending to:
- Durango, which is the Seat of La Plata County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ignacio to Durango, 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 five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 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 7,865 miles [12,657.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ignacio: www.ignacio.co.us/
The official website for La Plata County: www.co.laplata.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ignacio) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ignacio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1151, Longitude: -107.6331 |
| <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 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 Ignacio to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.239 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.786 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.638 degrees. |