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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 Ione, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ione 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 Ione:
- 40.148872, -104.810805
- 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 Ione
- 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 Weld County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
- Since Ione is near Adams County and also Boulder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder 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 Ione
Communities Also Named Ione ...
We found six communities that are also named Ione.
Within Colorado, the name Ione is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Logan County
- This Ione is located in Logan County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ione that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Ione.
- California
- Amador County
- This Ione is located in Amador County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the west of the Ione that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Ione.
- Georgia
- Brooks County
- This Ione is located in Brooks County and lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ione that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Ione.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ione [Nye County].
- Oregon
- Morrow County
- This Ione is located in Morrow County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ione that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Ione.
- Washington
- Pend Oreille County
- This Ione is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ione that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Ione.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ione ...
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.
- Dent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dent is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
- Dick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Firestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frederick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Idaho Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Idaho Creek is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Creek
- Jessum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jessum is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessum
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puritan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Puritan is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Todd Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Wildcat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wildcat is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
How Far From Ione 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 community such as Ione to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ione and extending to:
- Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ione to Greeley, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,475 miles [2,373.8 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 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 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 7,607 miles [12,242.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Ione) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Ione, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ione 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 Ione. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1489, Longitude: -104.8108 In this case, the coordinates for Ione have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.434 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.973 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.827 degrees. |
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