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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 Arvada, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arvada 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 Arvada:
- 39.804811, -105.087068
- 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 Arvada
- 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 Arvada 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 Arvada
Communities Also Named Arvada ...
We found one communities that are also named Arvada.
Within Colorado, the name Arvada is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Arvada in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wyoming
- Sheridan County
- This Arvada is located in Sheridan County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the north of the Arvada that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Arvada.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arvada ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Candlelight is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Far Horizon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hackberry Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
- Harris Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
- Hidden Creek Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
- Hidden Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Lake Arbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Lakecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakecrest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadow Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Paramount Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paramount Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount Heights
- Park Slope
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Park Slope is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Rainbow Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Scenic Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Skyline Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline Vista is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Vista
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wood Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Arvada 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 city such as Arvada to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Arvada and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Arvada 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 6,872 miles [11,059.4 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 7,634 miles [12,285.7 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arvada) 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 Arvada 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 Arvada. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8048, Longitude: -105.0871 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.609 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.142 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.017 degrees. |
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