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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 Livermore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Livermore 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 Livermore:
- 40.795146, -105.218548
- 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 Livermore
- 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 Livermore is near Laramie County and also Weld County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laramie 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 Livermore
Communities Also Named Livermore ...
We found seven communities that are also named Livermore.
Within Colorado, the name Livermore is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This Livermore is located in Alameda County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the west of the Livermore that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Livermore.
- Iowa
- Humboldt County
- This Livermore is located in Humboldt County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Livermore that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Livermore.
- Kentucky
- McLean County
- This Livermore is located in McLean County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the east of the Livermore that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Livermore.
- Maine
- Androscoggin County
- This Livermore is located in Androscoggin County and lies 1,781 miles [2,866.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Livermore that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Livermore.
- Missouri
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Livermore [Washington County].
- New Hampshire
- Carroll County
- This Livermore is located in Carroll County and lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Livermore that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Livermore.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Livermore is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km]<1> to the east of the Livermore that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Livermore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Livermore ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Black Hollow Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Box Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Box Prairie is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Prairie
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Eggers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eggers is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
- Indian Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Indian Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Mountain View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Owl Canyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Canyon is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Canyon
- Red Feather Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stout ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stove Prairie Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Livermore 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 Livermore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Livermore and extending to:
- Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Livermore to Fort Collins, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south (S). 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 1,493 miles [2,402.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Livermore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Livermore 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Livermore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Livermore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7951, Longitude: -105.2185 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.795 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.464 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.976 degrees. |
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