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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 Tungsten, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tungsten 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 Tungsten:
- 39.971537, -105.477919
- 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 Tungsten
- 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 Boulder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Since Tungsten is near Gilpin County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilpin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Tungsten
Communities Also Named Tungsten ...
We found four communities that are also named Tungsten.
Within Colorado, the name Tungsten is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Granite County
- This Tungsten is located in Granite County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tungsten that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granite County community of Tungsten.
- Nevada
- Pershing County
- This Tungsten is located in Pershing County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the west of the Tungsten that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pershing County community of Tungsten.
- North Carolina
- Vance County
- This Tungsten is located in Vance County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<1> to the east of the Tungsten that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vance County community of Tungsten.
- Northwest Territories
- This Tungsten lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tungsten that is located in Boulder County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tungsten ...
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.
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coal Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Run is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Run
- Grand Island ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Island is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Lincoln Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Meadows is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
- Nederland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Silver Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sugarloaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Switzerland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Switzerland Park is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland Park
- Whispering Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whispering Pine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pine
- Wondervu
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
How Far From Tungsten 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 Tungsten to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Tungsten once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tungsten and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tungsten to Boulder, 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,512 miles [2,433.3 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 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 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 7,637 miles [12,290.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tungsten) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tungsten, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Tungsten 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 Tungsten. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9715, Longitude: -105.4779 In this case, the coordinates for Tungsten have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.521 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.213 degrees. |
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