Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Irwin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irwin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Irwin
- 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 Irwin:
- 38.875357, -107.098323
- 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 Irwin
- 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 Gunnison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gunnison County
- Since Irwin is near Pitkin County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pitkin County
- eBird sighting report for Delta 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 Irwin ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Irwin.
Within Colorado, the name Irwin is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Irwin [Belmont County].
- Union County
- This Irwin is located in Union County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<2> to the east of the Irwin that is located in Gunnison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Irwin.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Irwin ...
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.
- Aspen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
- Aspen is located in Pitkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspen <3>
- Bowie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Crystal ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Crystal is located in Gunnison County
- Gothic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
- Gothic is located in Gunnison County
- Marble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <3>
- Redstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Redstone is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <3>
- Ruby
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Snowmass Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowmass Village
- Snowmass Village is located in Pitkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,760 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowmass Village <3>
How Far From Irwin 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 Irwin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Irwin once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Irwin and extending to:
- Gunnison, which is the Seat of Gunnison County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Irwin to Gunnison, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,748 miles [12,469.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Irwin 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Irwin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irwin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8754, Longitude: -107.0983 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Irwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Irwin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.032 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.718 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.209 degrees. |