Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jessica:
  • 40.760543, -103.171870
  • 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 Jessica

• 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Since Jessica is near Cheyenne County and also Weld County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Cheyenne County
  • eBird sighting report for Weld 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jessica ...

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.

• Balzac
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balzac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balzac
  • Balzac is located in Morgan County
• Crook
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook
  • Crook is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crook <2>
• Dailey
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
  • Dailey is located in Logan County
• Hayford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford
  • Hayford is located in Logan County
• Leroy
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Leroy is located in Logan County
• Red Lion
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in Logan County
• Rockland
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland is located in Logan County
• Twin Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mills
  • Twin Mills is located in Logan County

How Far From Jessica 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 Jessica to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Jessica and extending to:

• Sterling, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Jessica to Sterling, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,522 miles [12,105.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,449 miles [8,769.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jessica. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Logan County: www.loganco.gov/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/