Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Gems Park Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gems Park Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gems Park Estates

• 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 Gems Park Estates:
  • 39.595556, -105.236667
  • 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 Gems Park Estates

• 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 Gems Park Estates is near Arapahoe County and also Denver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe 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 Gems Park Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gems Park Estates ...

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.

• Doubleheader Ranch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Doubleheader Ranch is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheader Ranch
• Fenders
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fenders is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenders
• Golden Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Golden Meadows is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
• Homestead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Homestead is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Idledale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Idledale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idledale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idledale <1>
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles 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
  (Less than 2 miles 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 west)
  • Marshdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshdale
• Sky Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
• Stanley Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Park
• Twin Forks
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
• Willow Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Willow Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
• Willowbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

How Far From Gems Park Estates 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 Gems Park Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gems Park Estates to Golden, 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,502 miles [2,417.2 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 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 6,888 miles [11,085.2 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 7,651 miles [12,313.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,582 miles [8,983.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'