Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lochbuie:
  • 40.005932, -104.734420
  • 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 Lochbuie

• 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 Weld County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
  • Since Lochbuie is near Adams County and also Broomfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Broomfield 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 Lochbuie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lochbuie ...

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.

• Commerce City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Commerce City is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce City <1>
• Derby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Derby is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Dick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dick is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
• Firestone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Firestone is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firestone <1>
• Frederick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Frederick is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
• Irondale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Irondale is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
• Little Texas ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Little Texas is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Puritan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Puritan is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
• Quail Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Quail Hill is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
• Todd Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Todd Creek is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek

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

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

• Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lochbuie to Greeley, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,472 miles [2,369 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,850 miles [11,024 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 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'