Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Severance, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Severance and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Severance
- 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 Severance:
- 40.541793, -104.869890
- 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 Severance
- 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 Weld County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Weld County
- Since Severance is near Larimer County and also Boulder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- eBird sighting report for Boulder 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 Severance ...
We found four communities that share the name Severance.
Within Colorado, the name Severance is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Essex County
- This Severance is located in Essex County and lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Severance that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Severance.
- Monroe County
- This Severance is located in Monroe County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km] to the east northeast of the Severance that is located in Weld County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Severance.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Severance ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Black Hollow Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hollow Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hollow Junction
- Black Hollow Junction is located in Larimer County
- Bruce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Farmers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Gates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Mason Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Corner
- Mason Corner is located in Weld County
- Mumper Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumper Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumper Corner
- Mumper Corner is located in Weld County
- Pierce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pierce is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <3>
- Stage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Tuber
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Severance 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 town such as Severance to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Severance and extending to:
- Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Severance to Greeley, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,476 miles [2,375.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 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 7,586 miles [12,208.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,520 miles [8,883.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Severance: www.townofseverance.org/
The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Severance) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Severance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5418, Longitude: -104.8699 In this case, the coordinates for Severance have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Severance to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.512 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.107 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.813 degrees. |