Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Darlow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darlow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Darlow
- 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 Darlow:
- 39.979168, -104.940283
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Darlow
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Darlow is near Weld County and also Broomfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Weld County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Darlow ...
We found one communities that share the name Darlow.
Within Colorado, the name Darlow is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Darlow in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Darlow ...
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.
- Cotton Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Cozy Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Cozy Corner is located in Adams County
- Dick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Erie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Erie is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
- Federal Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Heights
- Federal Heights is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Heights <3>
- Frederick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Frederick is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <3>
- Holiday Hills Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills Village
- Holiday Hills Village is located in Adams County
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Texas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Maple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Boulder County
- Puritan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Quail Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Quail Hill is located in Adams County
- Todd Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Wandering View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wandering View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandering View
- Wandering View is located in Adams County
How Far From Darlow 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 Darlow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Darlow once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Darlow and extending to:
- Brighton, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the East.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Darlow to Denver, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,483 miles [2,386.7 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 85 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,620 miles [12,263.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,551 miles [8,933.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Darlow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Darlow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9792, Longitude: -104.9403 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Darlow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Darlow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.515 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.05 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.917 degrees. |