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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 Coal Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coal Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Coal Creek:
    • 39.914081, -105.387225
    • 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 Coal Creek
  • 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 Coal Creek is near Boulder County and also Gilpin 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 Gilpin 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 Coal Creek

Communities Also Named Coal Creek ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Coal Creek.

There is one other community in Colorado that is also named Coal Creek.

Beyond Colorado, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Colorado ...
    • Fremont County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Fremont County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the south of the Coal Creek that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Coal Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Coal Creek lies 2,296 miles [3,695.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Coal Creek that is located in Jefferson County.
    • British Columbia
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Coal Creek.
    • Indiana
      • Fountain County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Fountain County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the east of the Coal Creek that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Coal Creek.
    • Iowa
      • Keokuk County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coal Creek that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Coal Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Atchison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Coal Creek [Atchison County].
      • Ottawa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Coal Creek [Ottawa County].
    • Montana
      • McCone County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Coal Creek [McCone County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Coal Creek lies 2,023 miles [3,255.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coal Creek that is located in Jefferson County.
    • Oklahoma
      • Le Flore County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Le Flore County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Coal Creek that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Coal Creek.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coal Creek that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Coal Creek.
      • King County
      • This Coal Creek is located in King County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km] to the northwest of the Coal Creek that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Coal Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coal Creek ...

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.

  • Clay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Copperdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Copperdale is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperdale
  • Crescent
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Crescent Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
  • Eldorado Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Hills is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
  • Magnolia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Meadows is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
  • Nederland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Plainview is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Silver Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Springs is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Silver Spruce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Silver Spruce is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spruce
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sugarloaf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
    • Sunnyside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sunnyside is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Switzerland Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Switzerland Park is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland Park
    • Tall Timber
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Tall Timber is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timber
    • Tungsten ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Spruce
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Whispering Pine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Whispering Pine is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pine
    • Wondervu
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Wondervu is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coal Creek and extending to:

  • Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coal Creek to Golden, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,507 miles [2,425.3 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 86 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coal Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coal Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Coal Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Coal Creek 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 Coal Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9141, Longitude: -105.3872    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.844 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.429 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.169 degrees.