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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 Spanish Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spanish Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Spanish Village:
    • 40.384425, -104.546347
    • 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 Spanish Village
  • 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 Spanish Village ...

We found one communities that share the name Spanish Village.

Within Colorado, the name Spanish Village is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Spanish Village in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Aransas County
      • This Spanish Village is located in Aransas County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Spanish Village that is located in Weld County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aransas County community of Spanish Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spanish Village ...

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.

  • Cornish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
    • Cornish is located in Weld County
  • Elm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
    • Elm is located in Weld County
  • Evans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Evans is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <3>
  • Farmers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
    • Farmers is located in Weld County
  • Garden City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Gill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mason Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Rosedale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Weld County

How Far From Spanish Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spanish Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spanish Village and extending to:

  • Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spanish Village 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 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 7,585 miles [12,206.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,517 miles [8,878.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spanish Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spanish Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spanish Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3844, Longitude: -104.5463       In this case, the coordinates for Spanish Village 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 Spanish Village 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 326.257 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.791 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.655 degrees.









 

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