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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 Deermont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deermont 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 Deermont:
    • 39.507488, -105.184434
    • 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 Deermont
  • 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 Deermont is near Douglas County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Deermont

Communities Also Named Deermont ...

We found one communities that are also named Deermont.

Within Colorado, the name Deermont is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Deermont in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Morgan County
      • This Deermont is located in Morgan County and lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<1> to the east of the Deermont that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Deermont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deermont ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Archer is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Conifer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dome Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
  • Doubleheader Ranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Doubleheader Ranch is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheader Ranch
  • Fenders
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fenders is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenders
  • Ferndale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferndale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Golden Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Golden Meadows is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
  • Homestead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Homestead is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Longview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Longview is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Sky Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
  • Twin Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
  • Willow Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Willow Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Willowbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

How Far From Deermont to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Deermont to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Deermont to Golden, 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 five to six hours.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,500 miles [2,414 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 86 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 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 7,654 miles [12,317.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,584 miles [8,986.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deermont) 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 Deermont 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 Deermont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5075, Longitude: -105.1844       In this case, the coordinates for Deermont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.654 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.163 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.102 degrees.