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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Goodrich:
    • 40.351094, -104.061617
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Goodrich
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Goodrich ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Goodrich.

Within Colorado, the name Goodrich is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Woodruff County
      • This Goodrich is located in Woodruff County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Goodrich that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Goodrich.
    • Idaho
      • Adams County
      • This Goodrich is located in Adams County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Goodrich that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Goodrich.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Goodrich is located in Kankakee County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the east of the Goodrich that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Goodrich.
    • Kansas
      • Linn County
      • This Goodrich is located in Linn County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Goodrich that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Goodrich.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Goodrich is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Goodrich that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Goodrich.
    • Michigan
      • Genesee County
      • This Goodrich is located in Genesee County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Goodrich that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Goodrich.
      • Lake 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 Michigan community of Goodrich [Lake County].
      • Manistee 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 Michigan community of Goodrich [Manistee County].
      • Marquette 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 Michigan community of Goodrich [Marquette County].
      • Mason 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 Michigan community of Goodrich [Mason County].
      • Oceana 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 Michigan community of Goodrich [Oceana County].
    • New York
      • Tioga County
      • This Goodrich is located in Tioga County and lies 1,441 miles [2,319.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Goodrich that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Goodrich.
    • North Dakota
      • Sheridan County
      • This Goodrich is located in Sheridan County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Goodrich that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Goodrich.
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • This Goodrich is located in Hickman County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Goodrich that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Goodrich.
    • Texas
      • Polk County
      • This Goodrich is located in Polk County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Goodrich that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Goodrich.
    • Washington
      • Grant 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 Washington community of Goodrich [Grant County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Taylor County
      • This Goodrich is located in Taylor County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Goodrich that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Goodrich.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodrich ...

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.

  • Bijou
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bijou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
    • Bijou is located in Morgan County
  • Cornish
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
    • Cornish is located in Weld County
  • Dearfield ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearfield
    • Dearfield is located in Weld County
  • Griffin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Morgan County
  • Lamb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
    • Lamb is located in Morgan County
  • Log Lane Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
    • Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
  • Masters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
    • Masters is located in Weld County
  • Nelson
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Morgan County
  • Orchard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
    • Orchard is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <4>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goodrich and extending to:

  • Fort Morgan, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Goodrich to Fort Morgan, 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 four to five hours.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 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 7,572 miles [12,186 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,501 miles [8,853 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodrich. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodrich) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodrich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3511, Longitude: -104.0616       In this case, the coordinates for Goodrich have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Goodrich 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Goodrich to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.893 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.362 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.394 degrees.









 

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