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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 Applewood Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Applewood Grove 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 Applewood Grove:
- 39.743611, -105.145833
- 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 Applewood Grove
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Applewood Grove is near Adams County and also Denver 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 Denver 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 Applewood Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Applewood Grove ...
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.
- Candlelight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Candlelight is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Daniels Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Daniels Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Garden
- Edgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Golden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Golden Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
- Green Mountain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Heritage Dells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Dells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Dells
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadow Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Paramount Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Paramount Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount Heights
- Park Slope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Slope is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rainbow Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Applewood Grove 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 Applewood Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Applewood Grove and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Applewood Grove 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 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 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 7,640 miles [12,295.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Applewood Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Applewood Grove 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 Applewood Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7436, Longitude: -105.1458 In this case, the coordinates for Applewood Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.18 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.056 degrees. |
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