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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 Last Chance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Last Chance and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Last Chance:
    • 39.740128, -103.593482
    • 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 Last Chance
  • 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 Last Chance ...

We found ten communities that share the name Last Chance.

Within Colorado, the name Last Chance is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Last Chance [Placer County].
    • Idaho
      • Fremont County
      • This Last Chance is located in Fremont County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Last Chance that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Last Chance.
    • Iowa
      • Lucas County
      • This Last Chance is located in Lucas County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Last Chance that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Last Chance.
    • Kansas
      • Barber County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Last Chance [Barber County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Bernard Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Last Chance [Saint Bernard Parish].
    • Missouri
      • Barton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Last Chance [Barton County].
    • Montana
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Last Chance [Lewis and Clark County].
    • North Carolina
      • Hyde County
      • This Last Chance is located in Hyde County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<2> to the east of the Last Chance that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hyde County community of Last Chance.
    • Oklahoma
      • Okfuskee County
      • This Last Chance is located in Okfuskee County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<2> to the southeast of the Last Chance that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okfuskee County community of Last Chance.
    • Yukon
      • This Last Chance lies 2,203 miles [3,545.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Last Chance that is located in Washington County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Last Chance ...

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.

  • Agate
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cabin Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
    • Cabin Creek is located in Adams County
  • Deer Trail
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Elba ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Washington County
  • Gary
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Morgan County
  • Leader
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leader have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
    • Leader is located in Adams County
  • Shamrock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Shamrock is located in Adams County
  • Twelvemile Corner
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
    • Twelvemile Corner is located in Morgan County

How Far From Last Chance 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 Last Chance to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Akron, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Last Chance to Akron, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west (W). 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 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 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 7,592 miles [12,218.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,515 miles [8,875.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Last Chance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Last Chance) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Last Chance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7401, Longitude: -103.5935    
<3>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 Last Chance 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Last Chance 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 325.493 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.827 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.215 degrees.




 

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