Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Longmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longmont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Longmont
- 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 Longmont:
- 40.173865, -105.102553
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Longmont
- 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 Boulder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Since Longmont is near Weld County and also Larimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Weld County
- eBird sighting report for Larimer 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Longmont ...
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.
- Dominion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hygiene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hygiene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene
- Hygiene is located in Boulder County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hygiene <2>
- Idaho Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Creek
- Idaho Creek is located in Weld County
- Jessum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant View Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Plumbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Longmont 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 city such as Longmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Longmont and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Longmont to Boulder, 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 four to five hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,490 miles [2,397.9 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 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 6,851 miles [11,025.6 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 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,547 miles [8,927 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Longmont: www.ci.longmont.co.us/
The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Longmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Longmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1739, Longitude: -105.1026 |
| <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 Longmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.654 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.234 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.984 degrees. |