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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 Maher, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maher 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 Maher:
- 38.643716, -107.584124
- 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 Maher
- 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 Montrose County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montrose County
- Since Maher is near Delta County and also Gunnison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gunnison 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 Maher
Communities Also Named Maher ...
We found two communities that are also named Maher.
Within Colorado, the name Maher is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Maher lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maher that is located in Montrose County.
- West Virginia
- Mingo County
- This Maher is located in Mingo County and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km]<1> to the east of the Maher that is located in Montrose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Maher.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maher ...
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.
- Bowie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Delta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frost
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Frost is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pea Green Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pea Green Corner is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Green Corner
- Read
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Read is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read
- Rogers Mesa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Mesa is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mesa
How Far From Maher 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 Maher to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maher and extending to:
- Montrose, which is the Seat of Montrose County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maher to Montrose, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 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 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Maher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Maher 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 Maher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6437, Longitude: -107.5841 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.376 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.10 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.495 degrees. |
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