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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 Lenado, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lenado 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 Lenado:
    • 39.242615, -106.762814
    • 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 Lenado
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lenado ...

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.

  • Aspen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Champion Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mill
    • Champion Mill is located in Lake County
  • Emma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
    • Emma is located in Pitkin County
  • Everett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Lake County
  • Independence ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Pitkin County
    • Independence has also been known as:
    • Chipeta
    • Farwell
    • Hunter's Pass
    • Mammoth City
    • Mount Hope
    • Sparkill
  • Ruby ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Ruby is located in Pitkin County
  • Snowmass
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Snowmass Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Troutville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
    • Troutville is located in Eagle County
  • Woody Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Lenado once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Lenado and extending to:

  • Aspen, which is the Seat of Pitkin County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lenado to Denver, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,586 miles [2,552.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 91 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,717 miles [12,419.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Pitkin County: www.aspenpitkin.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Lenado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lenado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lenado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2426, Longitude: -106.7628    
<5>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.
<6>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 Lenado to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.815 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.50 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.992 degrees.




 

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