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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 Commerce City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Commerce City 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 Commerce City:
- 39.883485, -104.794690
- 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 Commerce City
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Commerce City is near Denver County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denver 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 Commerce City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Commerce City ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Federal Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Friendly Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Hillcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Holiday Hills Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Irondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Magee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Magee is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Sable
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sable is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable
- Todd Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Twin Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Commerce City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Commerce City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Commerce City and extending to:
- Brighton, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the North.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Commerce City to Denver, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,476 miles [2,375.4 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 6,859 miles [11,038.5 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 7,621 miles [12,264.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,551 miles [8,933.5 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 '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- Commerce City) 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 Commerce City 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 Commerce City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8835, Longitude: -104.7947 In this case, the coordinates for Commerce City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.398 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.903 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.849 degrees. |
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