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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 Tioga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tioga and the surrounding area.
- 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 Tioga:
- 37.699070, -104.927840
- 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 Tioga
- 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 Tioga is near Pueblo County and also Costilla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pueblo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Costilla 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 Tioga
Communities Also Named Tioga ...
We found 23 communities that are also named Tioga.
Within Colorado, the name Tioga is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gilmer County
- This Tioga is located in Gilmer County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<1> to the east of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Tioga.
- Illinois
- Hancock County
- This Tioga is located in Hancock County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Tioga.
- Indiana
- Carroll 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 Indiana community of Tioga [Carroll County].
- Iowa
- Mahaska County
- This Tioga is located in Mahaska County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahaska County community of Tioga.
- Kansas
- Neosho 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 Tioga [Neosho County].
- Kentucky
- Franklin 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 Kentucky community of Tioga [Franklin County].
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This Tioga is located in Rapides Parish and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Tioga.
- Michigan
- Alger 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 Michigan community of Tioga [Alger County].
- Baraga County
- This Tioga is located in Baraga County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baraga County community of Tioga.
- Nebraska
- Kimball 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 Nebraska community of Tioga [Kimball County].
- New Hampshire
- Belknap 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 New Hampshire community of Tioga [Belknap County].
- North Dakota
- Mountrail 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 North Dakota community of Tioga [Mountrail County].
- Williams County
- This Tioga is located in Williams County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the north of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Tioga.
- Ohio
- Washington 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 Ohio community of Tioga [Washington County].
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Tioga.
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This Tioga is located in Coos County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Tioga.
- Douglas 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 Oregon community of Tioga [Douglas County].
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- This Tioga is located in Philadelphia County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Tioga.
- Tioga County
- This Tioga is located in Tioga County and lies 1,495 miles [2,406 km] to the east northeast of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Tioga.
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Tioga is located in Anderson County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the east of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Tioga.
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Tioga is located in Grayson County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Tioga.
- West Virginia
- Nicholas County
- This Tioga is located in Nicholas County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the east of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Tioga.
- Wisconsin
- Clark County
- This Tioga is located in Clark County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tioga that is located in Huerfano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Tioga.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tioga ...
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.
- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Greenhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Morning Glory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Glory is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
- Muleshoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pryor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pryor is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor
- Strong
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Strong is located in Huerfano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
- Uptop ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Tioga 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 Tioga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tioga and extending to:
- Walsenburg, which is the Seat of Huerfano County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tioga to Walsenburg, with an average speed<3> 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 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 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 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 7,748 miles [12,469.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tioga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tioga 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Tioga to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tioga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6991, Longitude: -104.9278 In this case, the coordinates for Tioga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.278 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.527 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.145 degrees. |
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