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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 Goldenwest Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goldenwest Park 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 Goldenwest Park:
- 39.585833, -105.019444
- 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 Goldenwest Park
- 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 Goldenwest Park is near Douglas County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Goldenwest Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goldenwest Park ...
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.
- Archer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Bear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Carriage Club
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Centennial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
- Cherry Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Green Gables
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Gables is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Greenwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kellytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kellytown is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
- Littleton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Park Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Park Meadows is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadows
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Ruby Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ruby Hill is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Hill
- Southpark
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Southpark is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
- University Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- University Hills is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
- University Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Willow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Goldenwest Park 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 Goldenwest Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Goldenwest Park and extending to:
- Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies just to the North.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Goldenwest Park to Denver, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,491 miles [2,399.5 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 6,882 miles [11,075.5 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 7,645 miles [12,303.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,574 miles [8,970.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goldenwest Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Goldenwest Park 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 Goldenwest Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5858, Longitude: -105.0194 In this case, the coordinates for Goldenwest Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.538 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.035 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.004 degrees. |
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