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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 Valmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valmont 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 Valmont:
- 40.032899, -105.212866
- 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 Valmont
- 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 Valmont is near Broomfield County and also Weld County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broomfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weld 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 Valmont
Communities Also Named Valmont ...
We found one communities that are also named Valmont.
Within Colorado, the name Valmont is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Valmont in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Otero County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Valmont [Otero County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valmont ...
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.
- Boulder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boulder Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boulder Junction is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
- Dominion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dominion is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Eldorado Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gunbarrel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Mountain Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain Meadows is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Seven Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Hills is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Silver Spruce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Spruce is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spruce
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Superior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tall Timber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tall Timber is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timber
How Far From Valmont 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 Valmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Valmont and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Valmont to Denver, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,497 miles [2,409.2 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 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 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 7,625 miles [12,271.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Valmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Valmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Valmont 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 Valmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0329, Longitude: -105.2129 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.724 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.301 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.06 degrees. |
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