Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Little Dam:
  • 40.422206, -105.222763
  • 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 Little Dam

• 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 Little Dam is near Boulder County and also Weld County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weld 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 Little Dam

Communities Also Named Little Dam ...

We found one communities that are also named Little Dam.

Within Colorado, the name Little Dam is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Little Dam in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Little Dam lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Dam that is located in Larimer County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Dam ...

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.

• Berts Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Berts Corner is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berts Corner
• Cedar Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Cove is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
• Glen Comfort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Glen Comfort is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Comfort
• Glen Haven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Glen Haven is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Haven <2>
• Harmony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Horsetooth Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
• Kings Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kings Corner is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
• Loveland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Loveland is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <2>
• Loveland Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Loveland Heights is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Heights
• Mountain View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mountain View is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Stout ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stout is located in Larimer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout

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

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

• Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Dam to Fort Collins, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,495 miles [2,406 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 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 7,604 miles [12,237.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,539 miles [8,914.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'