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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 Osier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osier 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 Osier:
- 37.013379, -106.336269
- 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 Osier
- 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 Conejos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Conejos County
- Since Osier is near Rio Arriba County and also Archuleta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Arriba County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Archuleta 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 Osier
Communities Also Named Osier ...
We found one communities that are also named Osier.
Within Colorado, the name Osier is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Osier in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Osier is located in Delta County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<1> to the northeast of the Osier that is located in Conejos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Osier.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Osier ...
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.
- Big Horn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Horn is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
- Bountiful
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Creek is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Guadalupe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Guadalupe is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Lava ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Romeo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sublette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Three Forks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Three Forks is located in Conejos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Willow Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Osier 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 Osier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Osier and extending to:
- Conejos, which is the Seat of Conejos County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Osier to Conejos, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 202 miles [325.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,593 miles [2,563.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 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 7,831 miles [12,602.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Osier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Osier 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 Osier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0134, Longitude: -106.3363 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.249 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.603 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.951 degrees. |
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