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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 Gleneagle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gleneagle 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 Gleneagle:
- 39.045270, -104.824423
- 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 Gleneagle
- 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 El Paso County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Paso County
- Since Gleneagle is near Douglas County and also Teller 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 Teller 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 Gleneagle
Communities Also Named Gleneagle ...
We found one communities that are also named Gleneagle.
Within Colorado, the name Gleneagle is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Gleneagle in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Gleneagle lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gleneagle that is located in El Paso County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gleneagle ...
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.
- Black Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cascade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Park is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Green Mountain Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Larkspur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monument
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pikeview is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeview
- Pine Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Spruce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spruce is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
- Woodland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Gleneagle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gleneagle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gleneagle and extending to:
- Colorado Springs, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Gleneagle to Colorado Springs, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 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 7,669 miles [12,342.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gleneagle) 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 Gleneagle 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 Gleneagle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0453, Longitude: -104.8244 In this case, the coordinates for Gleneagle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.341 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.746 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.957 degrees. |
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