Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Minturn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minturn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Minturn
- 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 Minturn:
- 39.584198, -106.426410
- 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 Minturn
- 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 Eagle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Eagle County
- Since Minturn is near Summit County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Minturn ...
We found six communities that share the name Minturn.
Within Colorado, the name Minturn is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Fresno 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 California community of Minturn [Fresno County].
- Madera County
- This Minturn is located in Madera County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the west of the Minturn that is located in Eagle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Minturn.
- Maine
- South Carolina
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minturn ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Eagle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Creek <3>
- Bighorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Carterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carterville is located in Eagle County
- Eagles Nest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Eagles Nest is located in Eagle County
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Eagle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <3>
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Red Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
- Red Cliff is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cliff <3>
- Vail
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Vail is located in Eagle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <3>
How Far From Minturn 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 town such as Minturn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Minturn and extending to:
- Eagle, which is the Seat of Eagle County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Minturn to Eagle, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east (E). 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 1,565 miles [2,518.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 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 7,687 miles [12,371 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,624 miles [9,051 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Minturn: www.minturn.org/
The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minturn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Minturn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5842, Longitude: -106.4264 In this case, the coordinates for Minturn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Minturn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Minturn 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 327.595 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.276 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.774 degrees. |