Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sugar City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sugar City
- 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 Sugar City:
- 38.232780, -103.663310
- 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 Sugar City
- 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 Crowley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crowley County
- Since Sugar City is near Otero County and also Kiowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Otero County
- eBird sighting report for Kiowa 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 Sugar City ...
We found one communities that share the name Sugar City.
Within Colorado, the name Sugar City is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Sugar City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Madison County
- This Sugar City is located in Madison County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sugar City that is located in Crowley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Sugar City.
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar City ...
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.
- Elder
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Fowler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Fowler is located in Otero County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <3>
- Hays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - King Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Center
- King Center is located in Crowley County
- Randall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Roberta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Rocky Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Otero County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <3>
- Swink
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
- Swink is located in Otero County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <3>
How Far From Sugar City 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 town such as Sugar City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sugar City and extending to:
- Ordway, which is the Seat of Crowley County, lies just to the West.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sugar City to Denver, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 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 7,678 miles [12,356.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,594 miles [9,002.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sugar City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sugar City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sugar City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2328, Longitude: -103.6633 In this case, the coordinates for Sugar City 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 Sugar City 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 325.40 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.552 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.424 degrees. |