Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pine Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Junction
- 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 Pine Junction:
- 39.466100, -105.395830
- 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 Pine Junction
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Pine Junction is near Park County and also Clear Creek County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Park County
- eBird sighting report for Clear Creek 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
Communities Also Named Pine Junction ...
We found three communities that share the name Pine Junction.
Within Colorado, the name Pine Junction is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Pine Junction [Lake County].
- Northwest Territories
- This Pine Junction lies 1,529 miles [2,460.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Pine Junction that is located in Jefferson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pine Junction that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Pine Junction.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Junction ...
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.
- Buffalo Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Buffalo Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Creek <4>
- Conifer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
- Conifer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conifer <4>
- Ferndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Harris Park ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
- Harris Park is located in Park County
- Indian Springs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Indian Springs Village is located in Jefferson County
- Marshdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Silver Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Sky Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
- Sphinx Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sphinx Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sphinx Park
- Sphinx Park is located in Jefferson County
- Sprucedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
- Sprucedale is located in Jefferson County
How Far From Pine Junction 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 Pine Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Junction and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Junction to Golden, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 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 7,663 miles [12,332.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,594 miles [9,002.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pine Junction 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pine Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4661, Longitude: -105.3958 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Pine Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.808 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.339 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.222 degrees. |