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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 Salina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salina 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 Salina:
- 40.050565, -105.372411
- 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 Salina
- 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 Boulder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Since Salina is near Jefferson County and also Gilpin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilpin 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 Salina
Communities Also Named Salina ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Salina.
Within Colorado, the name Salina is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Salina [Apache County].
- Illinois
- Kane County
- This Salina is located in Kane County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Salina that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Salina.
- Kankakee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Salina [Kankakee County].
- Indiana
- Harrison County
- This Salina is located in Harrison County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<2> to the east of the Salina that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Salina.
- Iowa
- Jefferson County
- This Salina is located in Jefferson County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the east of the Salina that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Salina.
- Kansas
- Saline County
- This Salina is located in Saline County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<2> to the east of the Salina that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Salina.
- New Brunswick
- This Salina lies 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Salina that is located in Boulder County.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Salina is located in Gloucester County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<2> to the east of the Salina that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Salina.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Salina [Onondaga County].
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Athens County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Salina.
- Oklahoma
- Mayes County
- This Salina is located in Mayes County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Salina that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mayes County community of Salina.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Salina is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km]<2> to the east of the Salina that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Salina.
- Utah
- Sevier County
- This Salina is located in Sevier County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<2> to the west of the Salina that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Salina.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salina ...
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.
- Gold Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gold Run is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Run
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain Meadows is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
- Seven Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Hills is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Silver Spruce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Spruce is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spruce
- Sugarloaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Summerville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summerville is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunshine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tall Timber
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tall Timber is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timber
How Far From Salina to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Salina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Salina and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Salina to Denver, with an average speed<4> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,629 miles [12,277.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Salina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Salina could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Salina 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 Salina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0506, Longitude: -105.3724 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.845 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.445 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.146 degrees. |
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