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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 Norfolk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norfolk 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 Norfolk:
    • 40.910817, -104.969693
    • 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 Norfolk
  • 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 Larimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
    • Since Norfolk is near Weld County and also Laramie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laramie 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 Norfolk

Communities Also Named Norfolk ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Norfolk.

Within Colorado, the name Norfolk is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Norfolk is located in Litchfield County and lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Norfolk that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Norfolk.
    • Kansas
      • Ellis 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 Norfolk [Ellis County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Norfolk is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,730 miles [2,784.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Norfolk that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Norfolk.
    • Michigan
      • Antrim 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 Michigan community of Norfolk [Antrim County].
    • Minnesota
      • Renville 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 Minnesota community of Norfolk [Renville County].
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Norfolk is located in DeSoto County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Norfolk that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Norfolk.
    • Missouri
      • Mississippi County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Norfolk [Mississippi County].
    • Nebraska
      • Madison County
      • This Norfolk is located in Madison County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Norfolk that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Norfolk.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Norfolk is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Norfolk that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Norfolk.
    • Oklahoma
      • Payne 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 Oklahoma community of Norfolk [Payne County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Norfolk.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas 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 Oregon community of Norfolk [Douglas County].
    • South Dakota
      • Sully 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 South Dakota community of Norfolk [Sully County].
    • Texas
      • Rusk 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 Texas community of Norfolk [Rusk County].
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This Norfolk is located in Norfolk City and lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<1> to the east of the Norfolk that is located in Larimer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Norfolk.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Norfolk ...

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.

  • Buckeye
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckeye is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Cheyenne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheyenne is located in Laramie County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
  • Dover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Granite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite is located in Laramie County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Granite Canon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite Canon is located in Laramie County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Canon
  • Livermore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Orchard Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchard Valley is located in Laramie County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Valley
  • Owl Canyon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Owl Canyon is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Canyon
  • Rockport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rockport is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norfolk and extending to:

  • Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Norfolk to Fort Collins, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,568 miles [12,179.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Norfolk) 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 Norfolk 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>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 Norfolk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9108, Longitude: -104.9697       In this case, the coordinates for Norfolk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.618 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.27 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.824 degrees.