Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plateau City:
  • 39.237201, -107.981737
  • 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 Plateau City

• 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 Mesa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mesa County
  • Since Plateau City is near Delta County and also Garfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield 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 Plateau City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plateau City ...

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.

• Antlers
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Antlers is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
• Anvil Points
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Anvil Points is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil Points
• Bridges Switch
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridges Switch is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Switch
• Brimstone Corner
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Brimstone Corner is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
• John Held Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • John Held Corner is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Held Corner
• Lacy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lacy is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
• Mount Lincoln
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Lincoln is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lincoln
• Parachute
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Parachute is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parachute
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
  • Former name for Parachute:
  • Grand Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parachute <1>
• Rifle
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Rifle is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rifle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rifle <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Plateau City and extending to:

• Grand Junction, which is the Seat of Mesa County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plateau City to Grand Junction, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 163 miles [262.3 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,651 miles [2,657 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 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 7,752 miles [12,475.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'