Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pittsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pittsburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pittsburg
- 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 Pittsburg:
- 38.952213, -107.062547
- 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 Pittsburg
- 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 Gunnison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gunnison County
- Since Pittsburg is near Pitkin County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pitkin County
- eBird sighting report for Delta 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 Pittsburg ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Pittsburg.
Within Colorado, the name Pittsburg is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Florida
- Duval County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pittsburg [Duval County].
- Polk County
- This Pittsburg is located in Polk County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pittsburg that is located in Gunnison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Pittsburg.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Fayette County
- This Pittsburg is located in Fayette County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the east of the Pittsburg that is located in Gunnison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Pittsburg.
- Saint Clair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Pittsburg [Saint Clair County].
- Williamson County
- This Pittsburg is located in Williamson County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the east of the Pittsburg that is located in Gunnison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Pittsburg.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Pittsburg is located in Crawford County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the east of the Pittsburg that is located in Gunnison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Pittsburg.
- Doniphan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pittsburg [Doniphan County].
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pittsburg [Lyon County].
- Pottawatomie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pittsburg [Pottawatomie County].
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Pittsburg.
- Sierra County
- This community is historic and although located in Sierra County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Pittsburg.
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pittsburg ...
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.
- Aspen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
- Aspen is located in Pitkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspen <4>
- Crystal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Crystal is located in Gunnison County
- Gothic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothic
- Gothic is located in Gunnison County
- Irwin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Gunnison County
- Marble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Redstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Redstone is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <4>
- Ruby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Snowmass Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowmass Village
- Snowmass Village is located in Pitkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,760 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowmass Village <4>
How Far From Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Pittsburg once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pittsburg and extending to:
- Gunnison, which is the Seat of Gunnison County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pittsburg to Gunnison, with an average speed<6> 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,605 miles [2,583 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,742 miles [12,459.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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- Pittsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pittsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9522, Longitude: -107.0625 In this case, the coordinates for Pittsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Pittsburg 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pittsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Pittsburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.013 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.703 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.183 degrees. |