Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ninetyfour, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ninetyfour and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ninetyfour

• 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 Ninetyfour:
  • 39.827487, -105.636391
  • 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 Ninetyfour

• 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 Clear Creek County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clear Creek County
  • Since Ninetyfour is near Gilpin County and also Grand County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilpin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grand 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 Ninetyfour

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ninetyfour ...

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.

• Alice
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Alice is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
• American City ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • American City is located in Gilpin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
• Apex ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Apex is located in Gilpin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
• Downieville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Downieville is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downieville <1>
• Empire
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <1>
• Freeland ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Freeland is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
• Nevadaville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
  • Nevadaville has also been known as:
  • Bald Mountain
  • Nevada City
• Nugget
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nugget is located in Gilpin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugget
• Silver Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
• Wideawake ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wideawake is located in Gilpin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideawake
• Yankee
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Yankee is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee

How Far From Ninetyfour 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 Ninetyfour to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ninetyfour and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Clear Creek County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Ninetyfour to Denver, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,521 miles [2,447.8 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 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 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 7,650 miles [12,311.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,584 miles [8,986.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'