Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Green Gables, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Gables and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Green Gables
- 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 Green Gables:
- 39.678333, -105.097222
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Green Gables
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Green Gables is near Denver County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Denver County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Green Gables ...
We found four communities that share the name Green Gables.
Within Colorado, the name Green Gables is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This Green Gables is located in Rapides Parish and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Green Gables that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Green Gables.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Green Gables is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<1> to the east of the Green Gables that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Green Gables.
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Green Gables [Camden County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Green Gables lies 2,129 miles [3,426.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green Gables that is located in Jefferson County.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Gables ...
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.
- Bear Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Denver County
- Coventry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Daniels Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Garden
- Daniels Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewater <4>
- Golden Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
- Golden Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Green Mountain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain Village
- Green Mountain Village is located in Jefferson County
- Heritage Dells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Dells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Dells
- Heritage Dells is located in Jefferson County
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Littleton is located in Arapahoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,000 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <4>
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Paramount Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paramount Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount Heights
- Paramount Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
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- Ruby Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - University Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Denver County
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Willowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County
- Ruby Hill
How Far From Green Gables 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 Green Gables to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Gables and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Green Gables to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 85 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,572 miles [8,967.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Gables. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Gables) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Gables. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6783, Longitude: -105.0972 In this case, the coordinates for Green Gables have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Green Gables, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Green Gables to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.605 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.123 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.036 degrees. |