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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 Countryside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Countryside 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 Countryside:
    • 39.885833, -105.119444
    • 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 Countryside
  • 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 Countryside is near Boulder County and also Broomfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Broomfield 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 Countryside

Communities Also Named Countryside ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Countryside.

Within Colorado, the name Countryside is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Pinellas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Countryside [Pinellas County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Countryside is located in Cook County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Countryside that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Countryside.
      • Kane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Countryside [Kane County].
      • Kendall County
      • This Countryside is located in Kendall County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km] to the east northeast of the Countryside that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Countryside.
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Countryside [Lake County].
    • Kansas
      • Johnson County
      • This Countryside is located in Johnson County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the east of the Countryside that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Countryside.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Countryside is located in Charles County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<2> to the east of the Countryside that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Countryside.
      • Howard County
      • This Countryside is located in Howard County and lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km] to the east of the Countryside that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Countryside.
      • Washington County
      • This Countryside is located in Washington County and lies 1,446 miles [2,327.1 km] to the east of the Countryside that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Countryside.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Countryside is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,760 miles [2,832.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Countryside that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Countryside.
    • Missouri
      • Platte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Countryside [Platte County].
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Countryside is located in Knox County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km]<2> to the east of the Countryside that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Countryside.
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Countryside is located in Loudoun County and lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<2> to the east of the Countryside that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Countryside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Countryside ...

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.

  • Candlelight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Candlelight is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
  • Cotton Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
  • Cozy Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cozy Corner is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
  • Far Horizon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
  • Federal Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hackberry Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
  • Harris Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris Park is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
  • Hidden Creek Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
  • Lake Arbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
  • Lakecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lakecrest is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
  • Maple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Maple Grove is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Meadow Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rock Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Creek is located in Boulder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Scenic Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
    • Spring Mesa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Mesa is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mesa
    • Sunset Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Ridge is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
    • Sunstream
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
    • Superior
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Wandering View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Wandering View is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandering View
    • Wood Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run

How Far From Countryside 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 Countryside to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Countryside to Golden, with an average speed<4> 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 southeast (SE). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,631 miles [12,280.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Countryside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Countryside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Countryside 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 Countryside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8858, Longitude: -105.1194       In this case, the coordinates for Countryside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.641 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.187 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.026 degrees.