Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pictou:
  • 37.638623, -104.813599
  • 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 Pictou

• 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 Huerfano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huerfano County
  • Since Pictou is near Las Animas County and also Pueblo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Las Animas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pueblo 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 Pictou

Communities Also Named Pictou ...

We found one communities that are also named Pictou.

Within Colorado, the name Pictou is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Pictou in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Pictou lies 2,214 miles [3,563.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pictou that is located in Huerfano County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pictou ...

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.

• Gordon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Greenhorn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Greenhorn is located in Pueblo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
• Lester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lester is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Lynn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Morning Glory
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Morning Glory is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
• Muleshoe
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
• Pryor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pryor is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor
• Rugby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rugby is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Strong
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Strong is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong

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

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

• Walsenburg, which is the Seat of Huerfano County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Pictou to Denver, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,502 miles [2,417.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,748 miles [12,469.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'