Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mountain Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain Village
- 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 Mountain Village:
- 37.932986, -107.857970
- 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 Mountain Village
- 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 Miguel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
- Since Mountain Village is near Ouray County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ouray County
- eBird sighting report for San Juan 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 Mountain Village ...
We found two communities that share the name Mountain Village.
Within Colorado, the name Mountain Village is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Mountain Village lies 2,857 miles [4,597.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mountain Village that is located in San Miguel County.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Mountain Village is located in Frederick County and lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Village that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Mountain Village.
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Village ...
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.
- Camp Bird ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Keystone ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in San Miguel County
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Lime
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Sawpit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
- Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Sawpit has also been known as:
- Saw Pit
- Telluride
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
- Telluride is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telluride <3>
- Thistledown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thistledown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistledown
- Thistledown is located in Ouray County
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Vanadium ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
- Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
How Far From Mountain Village 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 Mountain Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Village and extending to:
- Telluride, which is the Seat of San Miguel County, lies just to the East.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Village to Denver, with an average speed<4>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,825 miles [12,593.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mountain Village: www.mountain-village.co.us/
The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9330, Longitude: -107.8580 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mountain Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.506 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.183 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.701 degrees. |