Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bergen Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bergen Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bergen Park
- 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 Bergen Park:
- 39.692021, -105.358720
- 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 Bergen Park
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Bergen Park is near Clear Creek County and also Gilpin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clear Creek County
- eBird sighting report for Gilpin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bergen Park ...
We found one communities that share the name Bergen Park.
Within Colorado, the name Bergen Park is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Bergen Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Suffolk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Bergen Park [Suffolk County].
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bergen Park ...
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.
- Blue Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Valley
- Blue Valley is located in Clear Creek County
- Cody Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cottonwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Gilpin County
- Elephant Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elephant Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant Park
- Elephant Park is located in Jefferson County
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <3>
- Heritage Dells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Dells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Dells
- Heritage Dells is located in Jefferson County
- Idledale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idledale
- Idledale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idledale <3>
- Marshdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Paradise Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paradise Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Rainbow Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Rainbow Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Sprucedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
- Sprucedale is located in Jefferson County
- Stanley Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Park
- Stanley Park is located in Jefferson County
- Troutdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Bergen Park 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 Bergen Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bergen Park and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Bergen Park to Denver, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 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 7,649 miles [12,309.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,581 miles [8,981.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bergen Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Bergen Park 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Bergen Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bergen Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6920, Longitude: -105.3587 |
| <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 Bergen Park 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 326.802 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.356 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.178 degrees. |