Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Centrepoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centrepoint and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Centrepoint

• 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 Centrepoint:
  • 39.706389, -104.815278
  • 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 Centrepoint

• 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 Arapahoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
  • Since Centrepoint 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 Centrepoint

Curious and Interesting Names Near Centrepoint ...

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.

• Aurora
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <1>
• Friendly Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendly Village is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
• Havana Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
• Heather Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Heather Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Hillside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Magee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Magee is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
• Sableridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
• Settlers Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
• Side Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Side Creek is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Creek
• Tollgate
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
• Willow Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Willow Park is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park

How Far From Centrepoint 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 Centrepoint to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Centrepoint and extending to:

• Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Centrepoint to Littleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,479 miles [2,380.2 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 6,869 miles [11,054.6 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 7,632 miles [12,282.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'