Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Johnson Village:
  • 38.810829, -106.106684
  • 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 Johnson Village

• 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 Chaffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chaffee County
  • Since Johnson Village is near Park County and also Fremont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Park County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fremont 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 Johnson Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnson Village ...

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.

• Alpine ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpine is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Centerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Granite
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <1>
• Iron City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron City is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Low Pass ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Low Pass is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
• Maysville ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Maysville is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Pine Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Smeltertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Smeltertown is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeltertown
• Stonewall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonewall is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
• Swan ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Swan is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
• Turret ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Turret is located in Chaffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Johnson Village and extending to:

• Salida, which is the Seat of Chaffee County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Johnson Village to Salida, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 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 7,722 miles [12,427.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'