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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 Burning Tree Ranch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burning Tree Ranch 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 Burning Tree Ranch:
- 39.397400, -104.731600
- 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 Burning Tree Ranch
- 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 Burning Tree Ranch is near Elbert County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe 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 Burning Tree Ranch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burning Tree Ranch ...
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.
- Castle Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Founders Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Founders Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
- Franktown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Happy Canyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Happy Canyon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Canyon
- Hidden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hidden Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Richlawn Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richlawn Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn Hills
- Silver Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Heights
- Village Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Village Pines is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
- Windy Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windy Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
How Far From Burning Tree Ranch 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 Burning Tree Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Burning Tree Ranch and extending to:
- Castle Rock, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Burning Tree Ranch to Denver, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,477 miles [2,377 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 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 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 northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,574 miles [8,970.5 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- Burning Tree Ranch) 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 Burning Tree Ranch 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 Burning Tree Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3974, Longitude: -104.7316 In this case, the coordinates for Burning Tree Ranch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.306 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.742 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.869 degrees. |
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