Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Doubleheader Ranch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doubleheader Ranch and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Doubleheader Ranch

• 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 Doubleheader Ranch:
  • 39.558889, -105.246111
  • 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 Doubleheader Ranch

• 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 Doubleheader Ranch is near Clear Creek County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clear Creek 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 Doubleheader Ranch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doubleheader Ranch ...

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.

• Conifer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Conifer is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conifer <1>
• Fenders
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fenders is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenders
• Golden Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Golden Meadows is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
• Homestead
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Homestead is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Indian Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Indian Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Hills <1>
• Indians Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Indians Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indians Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indians Hills <1>
• Marshdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshdale
• Sky Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
• Stanley Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Park
• Twin Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
• Willow Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
• Willowbrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Doubleheader Ranch and extending to:

• Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Doubleheader Ranch to Golden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,503 miles [2,418.8 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 86 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,891 miles [11,090 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 7,653 miles [12,316.3 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>'