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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 Country View Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country View Estates 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 Country View Estates:
    • 39.839722, -105.130278
    • 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 Country View Estates
  • 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 Country View Estates is near Adams County and also Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Country View Estates

Communities Also Named Country View Estates ...

We found three communities that are also named Country View Estates.

Within Colorado, the name Country View Estates is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Country View Estates is located in Will County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country View Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Country View Estates.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Country View Estates is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country View Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Country View Estates.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Country View Estates is located in Butler County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the east of the Country View Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Country View Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country View Estates ...

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.

  • Apple Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Apple Meadows is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Meadows
  • Candlelight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Candlelight is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
  • Countryside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Countryside is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Far Horizon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
  • Green Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Hackberry Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
  • Harris Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Harris Park is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
  • Hidden Creek Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
  • Lake Arbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
  • Lakecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lakecrest is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Meadow Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Park Slope
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Park Slope is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
    • Rainbow Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rainbow Ridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
    • Scenic Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
    • Spring Mesa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Mesa is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mesa
    • Sunstream
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
    • Walnut Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wood Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run

How Far From Country View Estates 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 community such as Country View Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country View Estates and extending to:

  • Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Country View Estates to Denver, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,494 miles [2,404.4 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 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,634 miles [12,285.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Country View Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Country View Estates 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 Country View Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8397, Longitude: -105.1303       In this case, the coordinates for Country View Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.645 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.187 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.037 degrees.