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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 Westcliffe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westcliffe 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 Westcliffe:
- 38.133751, -105.466209
- 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 Westcliffe
- 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Custer County
- Since Westcliffe is near Fremont County and also Saguache County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fremont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saguache 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 Westcliffe
Communities Also Named Westcliffe ...
We found one communities that are also named Westcliffe.
Within Colorado, the name Westcliffe is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Westcliffe in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Westcliffe is located in Greenville County and lies 1,292 miles [2,079.3 km]<1> to the east of the Westcliffe that is located in Custer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Westcliffe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westcliffe ...
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.
- Cold Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cold Spring is located in Custer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cottonwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Echo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Galena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hillside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sunset City is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
- Texas Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Creek
How Far From Westcliffe 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 town such as Westcliffe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westcliffe and extending to:
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Westcliffe to Denver, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,530 miles [2,462.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 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 7,741 miles [12,457.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westcliffe) 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 Westcliffe 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 Westcliffe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1338, Longitude: -105.4662 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.726 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.392 degrees. |
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