Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sharpsdale:
  • 37.719448, -105.361673
  • 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 Sharpsdale

• 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 Huerfano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huerfano County
  • Since Sharpsdale is near Costilla County and also Saguache County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Costilla County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saguache 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 Sharpsdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharpsdale ...

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.

• Cottonwood
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood is located in Saguache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Fir
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fir is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
• Gordon
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Gordon is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Liberty ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Saguache County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Morning Glory
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Morning Glory is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
• Muleshoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
• Red Wing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Red Wing is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <1>
• Silver Cliff
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <1>
• Strong
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Strong is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
• Uptop ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop

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

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

• Walsenburg, which is the Seat of Huerfano County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sharpsdale to Walsenburg, 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,530 miles [2,462.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 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 7,761 miles [12,490.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'