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.

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

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Kim

• 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 Las Animas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Las Animas County
  • Since Kim is near Baca County and also Bent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baca County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bent 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 Kim

Communities Also Named Kim ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
  • Antelope Springs is located in Baca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Springs
• Graft
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Graft is located in Baca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graft
• Guy
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Guy is located in Union County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
• Lone Oak
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Walts Corner
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Walts Corner is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walts Corner

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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,633 miles [9,065.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'