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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 Weber, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weber 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 Weber:
- 37.312496, -108.289249
- 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 Weber
- 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 Montezuma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montezuma County
- Since Weber is near La Plata County and also San Juan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Plata County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Juan 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 Weber
Communities Also Named Weber ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Weber.
Within Colorado, the name Weber is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Arkansas County
- This Weber is located in Arkansas County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the east of the Weber that is located in Montezuma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas County community of Weber.
- Georgia
- Berrien County
- This Weber is located in Berrien County and lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km]<1> to the east of the Weber that is located in Montezuma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berrien County community of Weber.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Weber [Cook County].
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Weber [Garrett County].
- Minnesota
- Isanti County
- This Weber is located in Isanti County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Weber that is located in Montezuma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isanti County community of Weber.
- Missouri
- Lewis County
- This Weber is located in Lewis County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Weber that is located in Montezuma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Weber.
- Montana
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Weber [Jefferson County].
- New Mexico
- Mora County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Mora County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mora County community of Weber.
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Jackson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Weber.
- Utah
- Morgan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Weber [Morgan County].
- Weber County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Weber [Weber County].
- Washington
- Adams County
- This Weber is located in Adams County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Weber that is located in Montezuma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Weber.
- Wisconsin
- Marathon County
- This Weber is located in Marathon County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Weber that is located in Montezuma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marathon County community of Weber.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weber ...
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.
- Dolores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo House ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Echo House is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo House
- Marvel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mayday is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Redmesa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redmesa is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmesa
- Roundup Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roundup Junction is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup Junction
- Stoner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stoner is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Swallows Nest ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swallows Nest is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallows Nest
How Far From Weber 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 Weber to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weber and extending to:
- Cortez, which is the Seat of Montezuma County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Weber to Cortez, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,693 miles [2,724.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,874 miles [12,672 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weber) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Weber could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Weber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Weber 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 Weber. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3125, Longitude: -108.2892 In this case, the coordinates for Weber have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.762 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.426 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.98 degrees. |
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