Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Quartzville:
  • 39.344989, -106.077242
  • 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 Quartzville

• 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 Park County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Park County
  • Since Quartzville is near Summit County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Summit County
  • eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Quartzville ...

We found one communities that share the name Quartzville.

Within Colorado, the name Quartzville is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Quartzville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oregon
    • Linn County
    • This community is historic<1> and although located in Linn County, we don't know where within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Quartzville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quartzville ...

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.

• Birdseye
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdseye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Lake County
• Climax ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Climax is located in Lake County
• Copper Mountain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mountain
  • Copper Mountain is located in Summit County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copper Mountain <3>
• Dyersville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
  • Dyersville is located in Summit County
• Fairplay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Fairplay is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <3>
• Horseshoe ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
  • Horseshoe is located in Park County
• Lincoln
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Summit County
• Park City ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Park County
• Peabodys ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peabodys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabodys
  • Peabodys is located in Park County
• Peak Seven West
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peak Seven West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Seven West
  • Peak Seven West is located in Summit County
• Wild Irishman ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Irishman
  • Wild Irishman is located in Summit County
  • Wild Irishman has also been known as:
  • Preston Mill
  • Preston

How Far From Quartzville 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 Quartzville 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 Quartzville once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Quartzville and extending to:

• Fairplay, which is the Seat of Park County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Quartzville to Fairplay, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 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 7,690 miles [12,375.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,624 miles [9,051 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Park County: www.parkco.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/