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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 Powderhorn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powderhorn 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 Powderhorn:
- 38.277133, -107.095777
- 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 Powderhorn
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gunnison County
- Since Powderhorn is near Hinsdale County and also Saguache County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinsdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saguache 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 Powderhorn
Communities Also Named Powderhorn ...
We found two communities that are also named Powderhorn.
Within Colorado, the name Powderhorn is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Powderhorn [Hennepin County].
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Powderhorn is located in Greenville County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<2> to the east of the Powderhorn that is located in Gunnison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Powderhorn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powderhorn ...
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.
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cathedral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cathedral is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathedral
- Chance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chance is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Gateview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gateview is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateview
- Henson ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Henson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
- Iris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iris is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
How Far From Powderhorn 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 Powderhorn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powderhorn and extending to:
- Gunnison, which is the Seat of Gunnison County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Powderhorn to Gunnison, with an average speed<4> 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 151 miles [243 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,615 miles [2,599.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,782 miles [12,523.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Powderhorn 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 from Point A (ie- Powderhorn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Powderhorn 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 Powderhorn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2771, Longitude: -107.0958 In this case, the coordinates for Powderhorn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.966 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.579 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.259 degrees. |
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