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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 Noland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Noland 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 Noland:
- 40.258874, -105.255409
- 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 Noland
- 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 Boulder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Since Noland is near Larimer County and also Weld 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 Weld 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 Noland
Communities Also Named Noland ...
We found four communities that are also named Noland.
Within Colorado, the name Noland is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pickens County
- This Noland is located in Pickens County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Noland that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Noland.
- Arkansas
- Randolph County
- This Noland is located in Randolph County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Noland that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Noland.
- Kansas
- Ford 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 Kansas community of Noland [Ford County].
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- This Noland is located in Estill County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the east of the Noland that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Noland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Noland ...
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.
- Berts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berts Corner is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berts Corner
- Big Elk Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Cedar Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Cove is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Dominion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dominion is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hygiene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Corner is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Little Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Dam is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dam
- Lyons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Noland 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 Noland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Noland and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Noland to Boulder, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,850 miles [11,024 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 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,548 miles [8,928.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Noland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Noland 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> | 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 Noland 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 Noland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2589, Longitude: -105.2554 In this case, the coordinates for Noland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.776 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.386 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.058 degrees. |
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