Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vollmar:
  • 40.134983, -104.838862
  • 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 Vollmar

• 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 Weld County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
  • Since Vollmar is near Adams County and also Boulder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder 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 Vollmar

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vollmar ...

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.

• Dick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dick is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
• Firestone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Firestone is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firestone <1>
• Frederick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Frederick is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
• Idaho Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Idaho Creek is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Creek
• Jessum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jessum is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessum
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Little Texas ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Texas is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
• Pleasant View Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
• Plumbs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Plumbs is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbs
• Puritan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Puritan is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
• Todd Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Todd Creek is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
• Wildcat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wildcat is located in Weld County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

How Far From Vollmar to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vollmar to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vollmar to Greeley, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,477 miles [2,377 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 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 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 7,608 miles [12,243.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,540 miles [8,915.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'