Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mayflower Gulch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mayflower Gulch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mayflower Gulch
- 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 Mayflower Gulch:
- 39.413452, -106.147021
- 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 Mayflower Gulch
- 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 Summit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Since Mayflower Gulch is near Lake County and also Park County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Park 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 Mayflower Gulch ...
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.
- Birdseye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Climax ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Lake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Climax
- From Mayflower Gulch to Climax
- Copper Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mountain
- Copper Mountain is located in Summit County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copper Mountain <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Copper Mountain
- From Mayflower Gulch to Copper Mountain
- Dyersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
- Dyersville is located in Summit County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dyersville
- From Mayflower Gulch to Dyersville
- Gold Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Masontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Park City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Peak Seven West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peak Seven West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Seven West
- Peak Seven West is located in Summit County
- Quartzville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartzville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzville
- Quartzville is located in Park County
- Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
- Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
- Wild Irishman has also been known as:
- Preston Mill
- Preston
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wild Irishman
- From Mayflower Gulch to Wild Irishman
How Far From Mayflower Gulch 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 Mayflower Gulch 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<3> community of Mayflower Gulch once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mayflower Gulch and extending to:
- Breckenridge, which is the Seat of Summit County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Mayflower Gulch to Denver, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,552 miles [2,497.7 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 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 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 7,689 miles [12,374.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,623 miles [9,049.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.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> | 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 Mayflower Gulch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayflower Gulch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mayflower Gulch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4135, Longitude: -106.1470 |
| <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 Mayflower Gulch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.367 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.991 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.638 degrees. |