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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 Valley Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Valley Acres 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 Valley Acres:
- 39.502211, -105.311938
- 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 Valley Acres
- 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 Valley Acres is near Park County and also Clear Creek County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Park County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clear Creek 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 Valley Acres
Communities Also Named Green Valley Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Green Valley Acres.
Within Colorado, the name Green Valley Acres is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Green Valley Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Green Valley Acres is located in El Dorado County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the west of the Green Valley Acres that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Green Valley Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Valley Acres ...
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.
- Conifer
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Doubleheader Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Doubleheader Ranch is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheader Ranch
- Fenders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fenders is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenders
- Ferndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Golden Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Meadows is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Homestead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Indian Springs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marshdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshdale
- Pine Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Silver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Sky Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Sphinx Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sphinx Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sphinx Park
- Sprucedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sprucedale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
- Twin Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
How Far From Green Valley Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Valley Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Valley Acres and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Valley Acres to Golden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,507 miles [2,425.3 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 6,896 miles [11,098 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 7,658 miles [12,324.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,589 miles [8,994.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Valley Acres) 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 Green Valley Acres 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 Valley Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5022, Longitude: -105.3119 In this case, the coordinates for Green Valley Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.749 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.274 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.172 degrees. |
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