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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 Manhattan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manhattan 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Manhattan
Communities Also Named Manhattan ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Manhattan.
Within Colorado, the name Manhattan is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of eighteen communities that are located 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
- Will County
- This Manhattan is located in Will County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the east of the Manhattan that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Manhattan.
- Indiana
- Putnam County
- This Manhattan is located in Putnam County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the east of the Manhattan that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Manhattan.
- Iowa
- Keokuk 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 Iowa community of Manhattan [Keokuk County].
- Kansas
- Riley County
- This Manhattan is located in Riley County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the east of the Manhattan that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Manhattan.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Manhattan is located in Washington County and lies 960 miles [1,545 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 Washington County community of Manhattan.
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This Manhattan is located in Gallatin County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Manhattan that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Manhattan.
- 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
- Nye County
- This Manhattan is located in Nye County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the west of the Manhattan that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Manhattan.
- New York
- New York County
- This Manhattan is located in New York County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the east of the Manhattan that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of Manhattan.
- 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
- Tioga County
- This Manhattan is located in Tioga County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Manhattan that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Manhattan.
- Texas
- Matagorda County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Matagorda County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Manhattan.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Manhattan is located in Weber County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the west of the Manhattan that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Manhattan.
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)
- Box Prairie is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Prairie
- Eggers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eggers is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
- Glen Echo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Echo is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Indian Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Red Feather Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reds Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reds Place is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reds Place
- Rustic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stove Prairie Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Manhattan 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manhattan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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.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 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.077 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.787 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.194 degrees. |
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