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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 Rock Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Crossing 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 Rock Crossing:
- 37.770011, -104.124131
- 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 Rock Crossing
- 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 Pueblo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pueblo County
- Since Rock Crossing is near Otero County and also Las Animas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otero County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Las Animas 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 Rock Crossing
Communities Also Named Rock Crossing ...
We found five communities that are also named Rock Crossing.
Within Colorado, the name Rock Crossing is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Rock Crossing lies 2,621 miles [4,218.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rock Crossing that is located in Pueblo County.
- Arizona
- Coconino County
- This Rock Crossing is located in Coconino County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rock Crossing that is located in Pueblo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Rock Crossing.
- Mohave County
- This Rock Crossing is located in Mohave County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the west of the Rock Crossing that is located in Pueblo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Rock Crossing.
- Montana
- Sheridan County
- This Rock Crossing is located in Sheridan County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the north of the Rock Crossing that is located in Pueblo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Rock Crossing.
- Texas
- Wilbarger County
- This Rock Crossing is located in Wilbarger County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rock Crossing that is located in Pueblo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilbarger County community of Rock Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Crossing ...
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.
- Bloom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloom is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Cedar Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Crest is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedarwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarwood is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Elder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elder is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Fowler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hamlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- King Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- King Center is located in Crowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Center
- Model
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roberta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
How Far From Rock Crossing 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 Rock Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rock Crossing and extending to:
- Pueblo, which is the Seat of Pueblo County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Crossing to Pueblo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,960 miles [11,201 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 7,719 miles [12,422.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Crossing) 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 Rock Crossing 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 Rock Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7700, Longitude: -104.1241 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.691 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.844 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.714 degrees. |
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