Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Paonia:
  • 38.869595, -107.590480
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Paonia

• 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 Delta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Delta County
  • Since Paonia is near Gunnison County and also Montrose County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Gunnison County
  • eBird sighting report for Montrose 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paonia ...

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.

• Bowie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Delta County
  • Former names for Bowie:
  • Reading
  • Wauneta
• Brimstone Corner
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
  • Brimstone Corner is located in Delta County
• Cedar Creek
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County
• Delta
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
• Irwin ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Gunnison County
• Marble
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marble is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <2>
• Read
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Read have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read
  • Read is located in Delta County
• Redstone
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
  • Redstone is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <2>
• Rogers Mesa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mesa
  • Rogers Mesa is located in Delta County
• Ruby
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Ruby is located in Gunnison County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Paonia and extending to:

• Delta, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Paonia to Delta, with an average speed<4> 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 just over a day.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 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 7,763 miles [12,493.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Paonia: https://townofpaonia.colorado.gov/

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/