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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 Blakeland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blakeland 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 Blakeland:
- 39.559710, -105.036651
- 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 Blakeland
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Blakeland 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 Blakeland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blakeland ...
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.
- Archer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Bear Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Carriage Club
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Centennial
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
- Cherry Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Green Gables
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Gables is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Greenwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Kellytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kellytown is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
- Littleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Park Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Park Meadows is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadows
- Ruby Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ruby Hill is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Hill
- Southpark
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Southpark is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
- University Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- University Hills is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
- University Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- University Park is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Willow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Blakeland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blakeland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blakeland and extending to:
- Castle Rock, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blakeland to Castle Rock, with an average speed<3> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,492 miles [2,401.1 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 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 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 7,647 miles [12,306.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blakeland) 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 Blakeland 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 Blakeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5597, Longitude: -105.0367 In this case, the coordinates for Blakeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.549 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.045 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.016 degrees. |
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