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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 Roundup Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roundup Junction 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 Roundup Junction:
- 37.482774, -108.162301
- 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 Roundup Junction
- 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 Montezuma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montezuma County
- Since Roundup Junction is near La Plata County and also Dolores County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Plata County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dolores 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 Roundup Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roundup Junction ...
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.
- Carbon Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Junction is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Junction
- Cascade
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Dolores
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grandview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Marvel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayday is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Redmesa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Redmesa is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmesa
- Rockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Stoner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoner is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Trimble
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Trimble is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
How Far From Roundup Junction 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 Roundup Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Roundup Junction and extending to:
- Cortez, which is the Seat of Montezuma County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Roundup Junction to Cortez, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,683 miles [2,708.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 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 7,860 miles [12,649.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Roundup Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Roundup Junction 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 Roundup Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4828, Longitude: -108.1623 In this case, the coordinates for Roundup Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.685 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.352 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.899 degrees. |
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