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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 Green Gables, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Gables 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denver County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Green Gables
Communities Also Named Green Gables ...
We found four communities that are also named Green Gables.
Within Colorado, the name Green Gables is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of four communities that are located 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.
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)
- Bear Valley is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Coventry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Daniels Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Garden
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Golden Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
- Green Mountain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Dells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Dells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Dells
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Paramount Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paramount Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount Heights
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Ruby Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruby Hill is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Hill
- University Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,572 miles [8,967.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Green Gables) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.605 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.123 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.036 degrees. |
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