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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 West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country West 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 Country West:
- 39.618889, -105.133611
- 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 West
- 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 West 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 Country West
Communities Also Named Country West ...
We found one communities that are also named Country West.
Within Colorado, the name Country West is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Country West in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Country West is located in Salt Lake County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country West that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Country West.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country West ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Bear Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Valley is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Coventry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coventry is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Fenders
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fenders is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenders
- Golden Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Meadows is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Green Gables
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Gables is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Green Mountain Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homestead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Idledale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indians Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Southpark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southpark is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
- Twin Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
- Willow Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Country West 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 Country West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country West and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Country West to Golden, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,496 miles [2,407.6 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 7,646 miles [12,305 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Country West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Country West 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 West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6189, Longitude: -105.1336 In this case, the coordinates for Country West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.627 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.142 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.063 degrees. |
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