Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Skinners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skinners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Skinners
- 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 Skinners:
- 38.768884, -104.761362
- 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 Skinners
- 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 El Paso County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for El Paso County
- Since Skinners is near Teller County and also Fremont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Teller County
- eBird sighting report for Fremont 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 Skinners ...
We found two communities that share the name Skinners.
Within Colorado, the name Skinners is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skinners ...
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.
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in El Paso County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
- Green Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Settlement
- Green Settlement is located in El Paso County
- Ivywild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Knob Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pikeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Rock Creek Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
- Rock Creek Park is located in El Paso County
- Security
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Widefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widefield
- Widefield is located in El Paso County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Widefield <3>
How Far From Skinners 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 Skinners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Skinners and extending to:
- Colorado Springs, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Skinners to Denver, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 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 7,683 miles [12,364.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skinners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Skinners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skinners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7689, Longitude: -104.7614 In this case, the coordinates for Skinners 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 Skinners 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 326.267 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.629 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.952 degrees. |