Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Middleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middleton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Middleton
- 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 Middleton:
- 37.854997, -107.572282
- 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 Middleton
- 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 San Juan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- Since Middleton is near Ouray County and also Hinsdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ouray County
- eBird sighting report for Hinsdale 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 Middleton ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Middleton.
Within Colorado, the name Middleton is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 28 are located in the United States and eight are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Middleton lies 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Middleton that is located in San Juan County.
- New Hampshire
- Nova Scotia
- This Middleton lies 2,228 miles [3,585.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Middleton that is located in San Juan County.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Middleton is located in Columbiana County and lies 1,446 miles [2,327.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Middleton that is located in San Juan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Middleton.
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Middleton [Jackson County].
- Ottawa County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Middleton [Ottawa County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Middleton lies 2,293 miles [3,690.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Middleton that is located in San Juan County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Middleton [Fluvanna County].
- Henrico County
- This Middleton is located in Henrico County and lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<1> to the east of the Middleton that is located in San Juan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Middleton.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Middleton is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 1,715 miles [2,760 km] to the east of the Middleton that is located in San Juan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Middleton.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middleton ...
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.
- Beartown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Camp Bird ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Capitol City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Carson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Thistledown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thistledown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistledown
- Thistledown is located in Ouray County
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Middleton 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 Middleton 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 Middleton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Middleton and extending to:
- Silverton, which is the Seat of San Juan County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Middleton to Denver, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,646 miles [2,649 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 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 7,821 miles [12,586.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Middleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8550, Longitude: -107.5723 In this case, the coordinates for Middleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Middleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Middleton 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. |
| <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 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 Middleton 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 328.28 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.908 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.551 degrees. |