Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kinikinik:
  • 40.712480, -105.738060
  • 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 Kinikinik

• 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 Larimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
  • Since Kinikinik is near Jackson County and also Grand County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand 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 Kinikinik

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kinikinik ...

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.

• Box Prairie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Box Prairie is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Prairie
• Eggers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Eggers is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
• Glen Echo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Glen Echo is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
• Indian Meadows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Indian Meadows is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
• Red Feather Lakes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Feather Lakes is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Feather Lakes
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Feather Lakes <1>
• Reds Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Reds Place is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reds Place
• Rustic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rustic is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
• Willey Lumber Camp
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Willey Lumber Camp is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Lumber Camp

How Far From Kinikinik to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kinikinik to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kinikinik to Fort Collins, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 1,520 miles [2,446.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 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 7,602 miles [12,234.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'