Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Uncompahgre, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uncompahgre and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Uncompahgre

• 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 Uncompahgre:
  • 38.377993, -107.815764
  • 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 Uncompahgre

• 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 Montrose County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montrose County
  • Since Uncompahgre is near Ouray County and also San Miguel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouray County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Miguel 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 Uncompahgre

Curious and Interesting Names Near Uncompahgre ...

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.

• Brown
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Camp Bird ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Camp Bird is located in Ouray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bird
• Cedar Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Delta
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Delta is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Delta
  • From Uncompahgre to Delta
• Frost
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Frost is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Leonard ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
• Loghill Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pea Green Corner
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pea Green Corner is located in Montrose County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Green Corner
• Read
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Read is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read
• Rogers Mesa
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Rogers Mesa is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mesa
• Sawpit
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Sawpit has also been known as:
  • Saw Pit
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sawpit
  • From Uncompahgre to Sawpit
• Thistledown
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Thistledown is located in Ouray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistledown

How Far From Uncompahgre 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 Uncompahgre to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Uncompahgre and extending to:

• Montrose, which is the Seat of Montrose County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Uncompahgre to Denver, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 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 7,798 miles [12,549.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'