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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 Columbine Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Columbine Acres 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 Columbine Acres:
- 39.795000, -105.072222
- 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 Columbine Acres
- 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 Columbine Acres 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 Columbine Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbine Acres ...
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.
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Far Horizon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hackberry Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
- Harris Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
- Hidden Creek Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
- Hidden Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Lake Arbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Paramount Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paramount Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount Heights
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Park Slope
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Park Slope is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Rainbow Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Scenic Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Skyline Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline Vista is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Vista
- Utah Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Utah Junction is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah Junction
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wood Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Columbine Acres 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 Columbine Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Columbine Acres and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Columbine Acres to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 85 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 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 7,635 miles [12,287.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Columbine Acres) 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 Columbine Acres 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 Columbine Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7950, Longitude: -105.0722 In this case, the coordinates for Columbine Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.597 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.127 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.01 degrees. |
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