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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 Kim, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kim 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 Kim:
    • 37.246644, -103.352920
    • 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 Kim
  • 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 Kim ...

We found one communities that share the name Kim.

Within Colorado, the name Kim is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Kim in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yuma County
      • This Kim is located in Yuma County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kim that is located in Las Animas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Kim.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kim ...

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.

  • Antelope Springs
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Springs
    • Antelope Springs is located in Baca County
  • Graft
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graft
    • Graft is located in Baca County
  • Guy
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
    • Guy is located in Union County (NM)
  • Lone Oak
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Lone Oak is located in Las Animas County
  • Walts Corner
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walts Corner
    • Walts Corner is located in Las Animas County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kim and extending to:

  • Trinidad, which is the Seat of Las Animas County, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Kim to Trinidad, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 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 7,723 miles [12,429 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,633 miles [9,065.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

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

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kim) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kim. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2466, Longitude: -103.3529       In this case, the coordinates for Kim have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Kim to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.068 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.052 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.363 degrees.









 

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