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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 Del Mar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Del Mar 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 Del Mar:
- 39.728889, -104.857500
- 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 Del Mar
- 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 Arapahoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
- Since Del Mar is near Adams County and also Denver 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 Denver 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 Del Mar
Communities Also Named Del Mar ...
We found five communities that are also named Del Mar.
Within Colorado, the name Del Mar is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Del Mar is located in San Diego County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Del Mar that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Del Mar.
- Santa Cruz County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Del Mar [Santa Cruz County].
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Del Mar is located in Cameron County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Del Mar that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Del Mar.
- Eastland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Del Mar [Eastland County].
- Webb County
- This Del Mar is located in Webb County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the south southeast of the Del Mar that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of Del Mar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Del Mar ...
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.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Centrepoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centrepoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrepoint
- Cherry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Friendly Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Havana Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Heather Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heather Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Magee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magee is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Sable
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sable is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable
- Sableridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Settlers Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Tollgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Willow Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Park is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
How Far From Del Mar 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 Del Mar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Del Mar and extending to:
- Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Del Mar to Littleton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,481 miles [2,383.4 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 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 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 7,632 miles [12,282.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Del Mar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Del Mar 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. |
| <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 Del Mar 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 Del Mar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7289, Longitude: -104.8575 In this case, the coordinates for Del Mar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.431 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.924 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.90 degrees. |
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