Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silverton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silverton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silverton
- 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 Silverton:
- 37.811106, -107.663517
- 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 Silverton
- 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 Juan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Juan County
- Since Silverton is near Ouray County and also San Miguel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ouray County
- eBird sighting report for San Miguel 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 Silverton ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Silverton.
Within Colorado, the name Silverton is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Silverton lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Silverton that is located in San Juan County.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Pratt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Silverton [Pratt County].
- Stafford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Silverton [Stafford County].
- Manitoba
- This Silverton lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Silverton that is located in San Juan County.
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Silverton lies 2,561 miles [4,121.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Silverton that is located in San Juan County.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silverton ...
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.
- Beartown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Camp Bird ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Eureka ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Telluride
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- 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 <5>
- Thistledown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thistledown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistledown
- Thistledown is located in Ouray County
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Silverton 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 town such as Silverton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silverton and extending to:
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Silverton to Denver, with an average speed<6>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 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,826 miles [12,594.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Silverton: www.ci.silverton.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silverton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8111, Longitude: -107.6635 |
| <2> | 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 Silverton 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. |
| <3> | 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 Silverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Silverton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.344 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.98 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.604 degrees. |