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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 Red Lion, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Lion and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Red Lion:
    • 40.891634, -102.676686
    • 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 Red Lion
  • 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 Red Lion ...

We found eight communities that share the name Red Lion.

Within Colorado, the name Red Lion is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Red Lion is located in New Castle County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<1> to the east of the Red Lion that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Red Lion.
    • Montana
      • Granite County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Granite County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granite County community of Red Lion.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Red Lion is located in Burlington County and lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<1> to the east of the Red Lion that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Red Lion.
      • Middlesex County
      • This Red Lion is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km] to the east of the Red Lion that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Red Lion.
    • Ohio
      • Warren County
      • This Red Lion is located in Warren County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the east of the Red Lion that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Red Lion.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Red Lion is located in Berks County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<1> to the east of the Red Lion that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Red Lion.
      • Chester County
      • This Red Lion is located in Chester County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km] to the east of the Red Lion that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Red Lion.
      • York County
      • This Red Lion is located in York County and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km] to the east of the Red Lion that is located in Logan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Red Lion.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Lion ...

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.

  • Crook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dailey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hayford
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford
    • Hayford is located in Logan County
  • Huntsman
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsman
    • Huntsman is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
  • Jessica
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessica
    • Jessica is located in Logan County
  • Julesburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Leroy
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Logan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leroy
    • From Red Lion to Leroy
  • Lodgepole
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Logan County

How Far From Red Lion 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 Red Lion to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Lion and extending to:

  • Sterling, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Red Lion to Sterling, with an average speed<6> 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 145 miles [233.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,499 miles [12,068.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,424 miles [8,729.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Lion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Logan County: www.loganco.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Lion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Lion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8916, Longitude: -102.6767       In this case, the coordinates for Red Lion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Red Lion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Red Lion 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 324.912 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.277 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.569 degrees.




 

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