Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Johnstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnstown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Johnstown
- 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 Johnstown:
- 40.337150, -104.915004
- 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 Johnstown
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Weld County
- Since Johnstown is near Larimer County and also Boulder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Johnstown ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Johnstown.
There is one other community in Colorado which is also named Johnstown.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 36 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Colorado ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Johnstown is located in Bibb County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Johnstown.
- Montgomery County
- This Johnstown is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km] to the east southeast of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Johnstown.
- Arkansas
- California
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Greene County
- This Johnstown is located in Greene County and lies 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<2> to the east of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Johnstown.
- Knox County
- This Johnstown is located in Knox County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the east of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Johnstown.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Bates County
- This Johnstown is located in Bates County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<2> to the east of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Johnstown.
- Jasper 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 Missouri community of Johnstown [Jasper County].
- Linn County
- This Johnstown is located in Linn County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the east of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Johnstown.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Johnstown lies 2,231 miles [3,590.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- Ohio
- Ashland County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Ashland County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Johnstown.
- Licking County
- This Johnstown is located in Licking County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<2> to the east of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Johnstown.
- Ontario
- This Johnstown lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Johnstown [Allegheny County].
- Cambria County
- This Johnstown is located in Cambria County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<2> to the east of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Johnstown.
- Lebanon County
- This Johnstown is located in Lebanon County and lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km] to the east of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Johnstown.
- Union County
- This Johnstown is located in Union County and lies 1,454 miles [2,340 km] to the east of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Johnstown.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Montgomery 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 Texas community of Johnstown [Montgomery County].
- Van Zandt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Johnstown [Van Zandt County].
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Johnstown is located in Harrison County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<2> to the east of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Johnstown.
- McDowell County
- This Johnstown is located in McDowell County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km] to the east of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Johnstown.
- Raleigh County
- This Johnstown is located in Raleigh County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km] to the east of the Johnstown that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Johnstown.
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnstown ...
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.
- Berts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berts Corner
- Berts Corner is located in Larimer County
- Clark
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Dent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Elm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Evans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <5>
- Farmers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Hardman
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Kings Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Kings Corner is located in Larimer County
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Loveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Loveland is located in Larimer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <5>
- Mead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
- Mead is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <5>
- Wildcat
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Johnstown 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 town such as Johnstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnstown and extending to:
- Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Johnstown to Greeley, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,480 miles [2,381.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 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 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Johnstown: www.townsofjohnstown.com/
The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Johnstown 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 '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- Johnstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3372, Longitude: -104.9150 |
| <3> | 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 Johnstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Johnstown 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 326.528 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.104 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.862 degrees. |