Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Manhattan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manhattan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Manhattan
- 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 Manhattan:
- 40.732314, -105.599916
- 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 Manhattan
- 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 Larimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- Since Manhattan is near Jackson County and also Grand County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Grand 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 Manhattan ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Manhattan.
Within Colorado, the name Manhattan is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Manhattan is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,576 miles [2,536.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Manhattan that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Manhattan.
- Manatee County
- This Manhattan is located in Manatee County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km] to the east southeast of the Manhattan that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Manhattan.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Dodge County
- Although located in Dodge County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Manhattan.
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Allen 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 Manhattan [Allen County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Manhattan [Jefferson County].
- Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Manhattan [Lawrence County].
- Lucas County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lucas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Manhattan.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Utah
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manhattan ...
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.
- Box Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Prairie
- Box Prairie is located in Larimer County
- Eggers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Glen Echo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Indian Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Indian Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Red Feather Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Feather Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Feather Lakes
- Red Feather Lakes is located in Larimer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Feather Lakes <5>
- Reds Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reds Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reds Place
- Reds Place is located in Larimer County
- Rustic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
- Rustic is located in Larimer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rustic
- From Manhattan to Rustic
- Stove Prairie Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stove Prairie Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stove Prairie Landing
- Stove Prairie Landing is located in Larimer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stove Prairie Landing
- From Manhattan to Stove Prairie Landing
How Far From Manhattan 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 Manhattan 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 Manhattan once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Manhattan and extending to:
- Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Manhattan to Fort Collins, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.co.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manhattan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manhattan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7323, Longitude: -105.5999 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Manhattan 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 Manhattan, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Manhattan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.077 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.787 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.194 degrees. |