Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dove Hill:
  • 39.620556, -104.711944
  • 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 Dove Hill

• 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 Dove Hill is near Douglas County and also Adams 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 Adams 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 Dove Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dove Hill ...

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.

• Cottonwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Foxfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
• Harbor Pointe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Harbor Pointe is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pointe
• Highpoint
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highpoint is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
• Meadow Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Hills is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
• Pheasant Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pheasant Run is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
• Piney Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Piney Creek is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
• Seven Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Hills is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
• Side Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Side Creek is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Creek
• Spring Creek Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Creek Meadows is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Meadows
• Summer Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Summer Lake is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Lake
• Summer Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Summer Valley is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Valley
• Sundown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sundown is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
• Tollgate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate

How Far From Dove Hill 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 Dove Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dove Hill and extending to:

• Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Dove Hill to Littleton, with an average speed<2> 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,474 miles [2,372.2 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 84 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,633 miles [12,284.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,562 miles [8,951.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'