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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 Lonetree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lonetree and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lonetree:
    • 37.168060, -107.172820
    • 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 Lonetree
  • 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 Archuleta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Archuleta County
    • Since Lonetree is near Rio Arriba County and also La Plata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for La Plata 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 Lonetree

Communities Also Named Lonetree ...

We found five communities that are also named Lonetree.

Within Colorado, the name Lonetree is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Montana
      • Chouteau County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Lonetree [Chouteau County].
    • North Dakota
      • Ward County
      • This Lonetree is located in Ward County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Lonetree that is located in Archuleta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ward County community of Lonetree.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lonetree [Randolph County].
      • Tyler County
      • This Lonetree is located in Tyler County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lonetree that is located in Archuleta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Lonetree.
    • Wyoming
      • Uinta County
      • This Lonetree is located in Uinta County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Lonetree that is located in Archuleta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uinta County community of Lonetree.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lonetree ...

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.

  • Chimney Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dulce
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Edith
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Edith is located in Archuleta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
  • Gato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gato is located in Archuleta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
  • Navajo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
  • Self Place
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Self Place is located in San Juan County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Place
  • Tiffany
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tiffany is located in La Plata County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
  • Treasure
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Treasure is located in Archuleta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure
  • Young Place
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Young Place is located in San Juan County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place

How Far From Lonetree to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lonetree to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Pagosa Springs, which is the Seat of Archuleta County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lonetree to Pagosa Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,635 miles [2,631.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 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 7,848 miles [12,630.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,777 miles [9,297.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lonetree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Lonetree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lonetree 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 Lonetree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1681, Longitude: -107.1728       In this case, the coordinates for Lonetree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.897 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.386 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.386 degrees.