Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Castle Pines North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castle Pines North and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Castle Pines North
- 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 Castle Pines North:
- 39.471712, -104.894815
- 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 Castle Pines North
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Castle Pines North is near Arapahoe County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle Pines North ...
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.
- Carriage Club
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Club have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Castle Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines
- Castle Pines is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Pines <2>
- Happy Canyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Canyon
- Happy Canyon is located in Douglas County
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Kellytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lone Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Lone Tree is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <2>
- Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Park Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadows
- Park Meadows is located in Douglas County
- Richlawn Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlawn Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn Hills
- Richlawn Hills is located in Douglas County
- Silver Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Heights
- Silver Heights is located in Douglas County
- Stonegate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Willow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Arapahoe County
How Far From Castle Pines North 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 city such as Castle Pines North to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Castle Pines North and extending to:
- Castle Rock, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Castle Pines North to Denver, with an average speed<4> 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 1,485 miles [2,389.9 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 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Castle Pines North: www.cpngov.com/
The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Castle Pines North) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castle Pines North. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4717, Longitude: -104.8948 In this case, the coordinates for Castle Pines North have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Castle Pines North to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.435 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.901 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.949 degrees. |