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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 Saxton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saxton 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 Saxton:
- 38.768317, -107.971455
- 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 Saxton
- 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 Delta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Since Saxton is near Montrose County and also Mesa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montrose 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 Saxton
Communities Also Named Saxton ...
We found five communities that are also named Saxton.
Within Colorado, the name Saxton is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Bradford County
- This Saxton is located in Bradford County and lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saxton that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Saxton.
- Kentucky
- Whitley County
- This Saxton is located in Whitley County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the east of the Saxton that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Saxton.
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- This Saxton is located in Buchanan County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the east of the Saxton that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Saxton.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Saxton is located in Ulster County and lies 1,788 miles [2,877.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saxton that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Saxton.
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Saxton is located in Bedford County and lies 1,582 miles [2,546 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saxton that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Saxton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saxton ...
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.
- Brimstone Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brimstone Corner is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Escalante
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Escalante is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
- Frost
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frost is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Huff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Huff is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Pea Green Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Green Corner is located in Montrose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Green Corner
- Read
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Read is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read
- Rogers Mesa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rogers Mesa is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mesa
How Far From Saxton 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 Saxton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saxton and extending to:
- Delta, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Saxton to Denver, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,655 miles [2,663.5 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 7,015 miles [11,289.5 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 7,780 miles [12,520.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Saxton) 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 Saxton 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 Saxton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7683, Longitude: -107.9715 In this case, the coordinates for Saxton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.684 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.477 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.698 degrees. |
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