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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 Robinson Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robinson Place 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 Robinson Place:
- 40.405799, -108.985951
- 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 Robinson Place
- 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 Moffat County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moffat County
- Since Robinson Place is near Uintah County and also Rio Blanco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Uintah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Blanco 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 Robinson Place
Communities Also Named Robinson Place ...
We found one communities that are also named Robinson Place.
Within Colorado, the name Robinson Place is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Robinson Place in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Robinson Place is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Robinson Place that is located in Moffat County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Robinson Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Robinson Place ...
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.
- Bonanza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Uintah County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Craig Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Craig Place is located in Moffat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Place
- Dinosaur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elk Springs is located in Moffat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Springs
- Escalante Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Escalante Crossing is located in Uintah County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante Crossing
- Greystone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greystone is located in Moffat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Jack Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jack Springs is located in Moffat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Springs
- Jensen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Little Bonanza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Bonanza is located in Uintah County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bonanza
- Naples
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red Wash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Wash is located in Uintah County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wash
How Far From Robinson Place 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 Robinson Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Robinson Place and extending to:
- Craig, which is the Seat of Moffat County, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could drive a straight line from Robinson Place to Craig, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 215 miles [346 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,692 miles [2,723 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 97 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 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 7,712 miles [12,411.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,669 miles [9,123.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robinson Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Robinson Place 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 Robinson Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4058, Longitude: -108.9860 In this case, the coordinates for Robinson Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.627 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.127 degrees. |
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