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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 Mumper Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mumper Corner 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 Mumper Corner:
- 40.451925, -104.697187
- 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 Mumper Corner
- 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 Weld County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
- Since Mumper Corner is near Larimer County and also Boulder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder 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 Mumper Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mumper Corner ...
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.
- Bruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Elm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elm is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Evans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmers is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gates is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mason Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mason Corner is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Corner
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Spanish Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spanish Village is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
- Tuber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuber is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuber
How Far From Mumper Corner 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 Mumper Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mumper Corner and extending to:
- Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mumper Corner to Denver, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,467 miles [2,360.9 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 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,586 miles [12,208.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Mumper Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mumper Corner 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 Mumper Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4519, Longitude: -104.6972 In this case, the coordinates for Mumper Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.376 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.937 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.729 degrees. |
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