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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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Red Lion
  • 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
    • Since Red Lion is near Sedgwick County and also Phillips County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sedgwick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Phillips 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 Red Lion

Communities Also Named Red Lion ...

We found eight communities that are also named Red Lion.

Within Colorado, the name Red Lion is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of eight communities that are located 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.

How Far From Red Lion 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,424 miles [8,729.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Red Lion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Red Lion 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 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).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.912 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.277 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.569 degrees.