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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 Broomfield Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broomfield Heights 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 Broomfield Heights:
- 39.938056, -105.075278
- 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 Broomfield Heights
- 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 Broomfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broomfield County
- Since Broomfield Heights is near Boulder County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Broomfield Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broomfield Heights ...
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.
- Cotton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Countryside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Cozy Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cozy Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Federal Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Quail Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Rock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sunset Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Sunstream
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
- Superior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wandering View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wandering View is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandering View
How Far From Broomfield Heights 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 Broomfield Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Broomfield Heights and extending to:
- Broomfield, which is the Seat of Broomfield County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Broomfield Heights to Denver, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,491 miles [2,399.5 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 6,864 miles [11,046.5 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 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 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 '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- Broomfield Heights) 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 Broomfield Heights 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 Broomfield Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9381, Longitude: -105.0753 In this case, the coordinates for Broomfield Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.613 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.16 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.996 degrees. |
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