Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alamo Placita:
  • 39.720820, -104.975814
  • 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 Alamo Placita

• 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 Denver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Denver County
  • Since Alamo Placita is near Arapahoe County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Alamo Placita

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alamo Placita ...

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.

• Bear Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Valley is located in Denver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
• Cherry Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
• Cherry Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
• Edgewater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewater <1>
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Denver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Havana Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
• Hillside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hillside is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Lakeview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Mountain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
• Ruby Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruby Hill is located in Denver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Hill
• University Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • University Hills is located in Denver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
• University Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • University Park is located in Denver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
• Utah Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Utah Junction is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah Junction

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

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

• Denver, which is the Seat of Denver County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Alamo Placita to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 85 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 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 7,636 miles [12,289 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'