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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 Log Lane Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Log Lane Village 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 Log Lane Village:
- 40.270234, -103.829380
- 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 Log Lane Village
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Log Lane Village is near Washington County and also Weld County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Log Lane Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Log Lane Village ...
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.
- Bijou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bijou is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Brush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hillrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lamb
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lamb is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Twelvemile Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Twelvemile Corner is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
How Far From Log Lane Village 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 town such as Log Lane Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Log Lane Village and extending to:
- Fort Morgan, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Log Lane Village to Denver, with an average speed<3>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,423 miles [2,290.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 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 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,497 miles [8,846.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Log Lane Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Log Lane Village 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 Log Lane Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2702, Longitude: -103.8294 In this case, the coordinates for Log Lane Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.714 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.144 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.277 degrees. |
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