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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 Paradox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paradox 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 Paradox:
- 38.368322, -108.962328
- 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 Paradox
- 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 Montrose County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montrose County
- Since Paradox is near San Juan County and also Grand County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand 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 Paradox
Communities Also Named Paradox ...
We found one communities that are also named Paradox.
Within Colorado, the name Paradox is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Paradox in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Essex County
- This Paradox is located in Essex County and lies 1,861 miles [2,995 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Paradox that is located in Montrose County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Paradox.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradox ...
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.
- Basin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Basin is located in Grand County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
- Beards Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beards Corner is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Corner
- Bedrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Valley is located in Grand County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Mountain View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Slick Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spanish Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spanish Valley is located in San Juan County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Valley
How Far From Paradox 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 Paradox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paradox and extending to:
- Montrose, which is the Seat of Montrose County, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Paradox to Montrose, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 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 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Paradox) 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 Paradox 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 Paradox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3683, Longitude: -108.9623 In this case, the coordinates for Paradox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.399 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.283 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.277 degrees. |
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