Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rulison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rulison and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rulison

• 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 Rulison:
  • 39.497201, -107.940626
  • 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 Rulison

• 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 Garfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield County
  • Since Rulison is near Rio Blanco County and also Mesa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rio Blanco County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mesa 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 Rulison

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rulison ...

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.

• Antlers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Antlers is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
• Anvil Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Anvil Points is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil Points
• John Held Corner
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • John Held Corner is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Held Corner
• Lacy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lacy is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
• Parachute
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Parachute is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parachute
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
  • Former name for Parachute:
  • Grand Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parachute <1>
• Plateau City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Plateau City is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau City
• Rifle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rifle is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rifle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rifle <1>
• Silt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Silt is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silt <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rulison and extending to:

• Glenwood Springs, which is the Seat of Garfield County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rulison to Glenwood Springs, with an average speed<3> 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,646 miles [2,649 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 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 7,736 miles [12,449.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'