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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 Noel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Noel 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 Noel:
- 38.099713, -107.912842
- 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 Noel
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
- Since Noel is near Ouray County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouray County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Noel
Communities Also Named Noel ...
We found eight communities that are also named Noel.
Within Colorado, the name Noel is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Scott County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Noel [Scott County].
- Louisiana
- Ascension Parish
- This Noel is located in Ascension Parish and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Noel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Noel.
- Missouri
- McDonald County
- This Noel is located in McDonald County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<2> to the east of the Noel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Noel.
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Custer County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Noel.
- Nova Scotia
- This Noel lies 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Noel that is located in San Miguel County.
- Oklahoma
- Woods County
- This Noel is located in Woods County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the east of the Noel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woods County community of Noel.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Noel is located in Cambria County and lies 1,564 miles [2,517 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Noel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Noel.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Noel is located in Hanover County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<2> to the east of the Noel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Noel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Noel ...
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.
- Brown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brown is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Lime
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lime is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
- Loghill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
- Mountain Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sawpit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Sawpit has also been known as:
- Saw Pit
- Telluride
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vanadium ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
How Far From Noel 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 Noel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Noel and extending to:
- Telluride, which is the Seat of San Miguel County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Noel to Telluride, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,661 miles [2,673.1 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 7,052 miles [11,349.1 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 7,817 miles [12,580.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Noel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Noel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Noel 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 Noel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0997, Longitude: -107.9128 In this case, the coordinates for Noel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.566 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.271 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.719 degrees. |
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