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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 Twelvemile Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twelvemile Corner 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 Twelvemile Corner:
- 40.073235, -103.792621
- 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 Twelvemile Corner
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Twelvemile Corner is near Washington County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Twelvemile Corner
Communities Also Named Twelvemile Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Twelvemile Corner.
Within Colorado, the name Twelvemile Corner is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Lee County
- This Twelvemile Corner is located in Lee County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twelvemile Corner that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Twelvemile Corner.
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Twelvemile Corner is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Twelvemile Corner that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Twelvemile Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twelvemile Corner ...
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.
- Bijou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bijou is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Brush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gary is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Griffin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Lamb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lamb is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Log Lane Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Shamrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Twelvemile Corner 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 Twelvemile Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twelvemile Corner and extending to:
- Fort Morgan, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Twelvemile Corner to Fort Morgan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 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 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Twelvemile Corner) 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> | 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 Twelvemile Corner 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 Twelvemile Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0732, Longitude: -103.7926 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.67 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.07 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.282 degrees. |
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