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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 Dominion, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dominion 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 Dominion:
- 40.143040, -105.126929
- 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 Dominion
- 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 Boulder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Since Dominion is near Weld County and also Larimer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weld County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer 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 Dominion
Communities Also Named Dominion ...
We found four communities that are also named Dominion.
Within Colorado, the name Dominion is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Dominion is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<1> to the east of the Dominion that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Dominion.
- Nova Scotia
- This Dominion lies 2,278 miles [3,666.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dominion that is located in Boulder County.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Dominion is located in Bexar County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dominion that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Dominion.
- Virginia
- Lee County
- This Dominion is located in Lee County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<1> to the east of the Dominion that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Dominion.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dominion ...
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.
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gunbarrel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hygiene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Idaho Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Idaho Creek is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Creek
- Jessum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jessum is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessum
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pleasant View Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Plumbs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plumbs is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbs
- Puritan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Puritan is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
How Far From Dominion 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 Dominion to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dominion and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dominion to Boulder, with an average speed<3> 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,492 miles [2,401.1 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 6,853 miles [11,028.8 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 7,616 miles [12,256.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,550 miles [8,931.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Dominion) 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 Dominion 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 Dominion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1430, Longitude: -105.1269 In this case, the coordinates for Dominion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.67 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.249 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.001 degrees. |
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