Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Miguel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Miguel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for San Miguel
- 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 San Miguel:
- 37.946619, -107.835465
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on San Miguel
- 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 San Miguel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Miguel County
- Since San Miguel is near Ouray County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ouray County
- eBird sighting report for San Juan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named San Miguel ...
We found twelve communities that share the name San Miguel.
There is one other community in Colorado which is also named San Miguel.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Colorado ...
- Las Animas 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 Colorado community of San Miguel [Las Animas County].
- Las Animas County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This San Miguel is located in Maricopa County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the San Miguel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of San Miguel.
- Pima County
- This San Miguel is located in Pima County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the south southwest of the San Miguel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of San Miguel.
- California
- San Francisco County
- This San Miguel is located in San Francisco County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<2> to the west of the San Miguel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of San Miguel.
- San Luis Obispo County
- This San Miguel is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the west of the San Miguel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of San Miguel.
- Sonoma County
- This San Miguel is located in Sonoma County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the west of the San Miguel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of San Miguel.
- Ventura County
- This San Miguel is located in Ventura County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the west southwest of the San Miguel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of San Miguel.
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- This San Miguel is located in Dona Ana County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<2> to the south of the San Miguel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of San Miguel.
- Rio Arriba County
- This San Miguel is located in Rio Arriba County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast of the San Miguel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of San Miguel.
- San Miguel County
- This San Miguel is located in San Miguel County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the southeast of the San Miguel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of San Miguel.
- Sandoval County
- This San Miguel is located in Sandoval County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south southeast of the San Miguel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of San Miguel.
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This San Miguel is located in Fort Bend County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the San Miguel that is located in San Miguel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of San Miguel.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Miguel ...
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.
- Camp Bird ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Keystone ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Keystone is located in San Miguel County
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Lime
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mountain Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
- Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <4>
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Telluride
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
- Telluride is located in San Miguel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telluride <4>
- Thistledown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thistledown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistledown
- Thistledown is located in Ouray County
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Vanadium ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
- Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
How Far From San Miguel 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 San Miguel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of San Miguel once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in San Miguel and extending to:
- Telluride, which is the Seat of San Miguel County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from San Miguel to Denver, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,659 miles [2,669.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,823 miles [12,589.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 San Miguel, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- San Miguel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Miguel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9466, Longitude: -107.8355 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 San Miguel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.49 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.166 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.688 degrees. |