Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ludlow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ludlow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ludlow
- 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 Ludlow:
- 37.333049, -104.583226
- 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 Ludlow
- 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 Las Animas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Las Animas County
- Since Ludlow is near Huerfano County and also Colfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Huerfano County
- eBird sighting report for Colfax 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
Communities Also Named Ludlow ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Ludlow.
Within Colorado, the name Ludlow is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Ludlow is located in Hampden County and lies 1,726 miles [2,777.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ludlow that is located in Las Animas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Ludlow.
- Worcester County
- This Ludlow is located in Worcester County and lies 1,758 miles [2,829.2 km] to the east northeast of the Ludlow that is located in Las Animas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Ludlow.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Livingston County
- This Ludlow is located in Livingston County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ludlow that is located in Las Animas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Ludlow.
- Scott County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Scott County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Ludlow.
- New Brunswick
- This Ludlow lies 2,041 miles [3,284.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ludlow that is located in Las Animas County.
- New York
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Ludlow is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ludlow that is located in Las Animas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Ludlow.
- Miami 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 Ohio community of Ludlow [Miami County].
- Washington County
- This Ludlow is located in Washington County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km] to the east northeast of the Ludlow that is located in Las Animas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ludlow.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- This Ludlow is located in McKean County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ludlow that is located in Las Animas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Ludlow.
- Philadelphia County
- This Ludlow is located in Philadelphia County and lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km] to the east northeast of the Ludlow that is located in Las Animas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Ludlow.
- South Dakota
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ludlow ...
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.
- Cokedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Earl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Lester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Madrid ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Las Animas County
- Pryor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Rugby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Starkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Starkville is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <5>
How Far From Ludlow 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 Ludlow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Ludlow once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ludlow and extending to:
- Trinidad, which is the Seat of Las Animas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ludlow to Trinidad, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ludlow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ludlow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3330, Longitude: -104.5832 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Ludlow 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> | 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 Ludlow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Ludlow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.982 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.139 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.997 degrees. |