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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 Candlelight, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Candlelight 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 Candlelight:
- 39.803611, -105.153611
- 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 Candlelight
- 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 Candlelight 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 Candlelight
Communities Also Named Candlelight ...
We found two communities that are also named Candlelight.
Within Colorado, the name Candlelight is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Candlelight is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,520 miles [2,446.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Candlelight that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Candlelight.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Candlelight is located in Harris County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the southeast of the Candlelight that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Candlelight.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Candlelight ...
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.
- Apple Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Apple Meadows is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Meadows
- Daniels Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Daniels Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Garden
- Golden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hackberry Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
- Lakecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakecrest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadow Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Paramount Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount Heights
- Park Slope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Park Slope is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rainbow Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Scenic Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Spring Mesa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mesa is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mesa
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wood Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Candlelight 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 Candlelight to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Candlelight and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Candlelight to Denver, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,496 miles [2,407.6 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 6,874 miles [11,062.6 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 7,637 miles [12,290.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Candlelight) 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 Candlelight 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 Candlelight. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8036, Longitude: -105.1536 In this case, the coordinates for Candlelight have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.659 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.20 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.053 degrees. |
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