Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hills:
  • 39.573889, -105.065000
  • 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 Hills

• 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 Hills is near Douglas County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe 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 Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbine Hills ...

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.

• Archer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Archer is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Bear Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bear Valley is located in Denver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
• Cherry Knolls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
• Cherry Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
• Coventry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Coventry is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Green Gables
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Gables is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
• Kellytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellytown is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
• Littleton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <1>
• Southpark
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Southpark is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
• Willow Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Willow Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
• Willowbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

How Far From Columbine Hills 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 Columbine Hills 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 Hills and extending to:

• Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Columbine Hills to Golden, with an average speed<3> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,493 miles [2,402.8 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 6,884 miles [11,078.7 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 7,647 miles [12,306.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,577 miles [8,975.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'