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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 Gun Club Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gun Club Estates 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 Gun Club Estates:
- 39.700000, -104.711667
- 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 Gun Club Estates
- 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 Gun Club Estates is near Adams County and also Denver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denver 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 Gun Club Estates
Communities Also Named Gun Club Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Gun Club Estates.
Within Colorado, the name Gun Club Estates is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Gun Club Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Gun Club Estates is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,673 miles [2,692.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gun Club Estates that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Gun Club Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gun Club Estates ...
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.
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centrepoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centrepoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrepoint
- Cross Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cross Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Dove Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dove Hill is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Hill
- Friendly Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Highpoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Magee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Magee is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Meadow Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Hills is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Pheasant Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Run is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Sableridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Settlers Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Seven Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Hills is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Side Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Side Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Creek
- Spring Creek Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek Meadows is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Meadows
- Summer Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Lake is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Lake
- Summer Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Valley is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Valley
- Tollgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Willow Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Park is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
How Far From Gun Club Estates 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 Gun Club Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gun Club Estates and extending to:
- Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gun Club Estates to Littleton, 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 five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,473 miles [2,370.6 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 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 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 7,629 miles [12,277.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gun Club Estates) 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 Gun Club Estates 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 Gun Club Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7000, Longitude: -104.7117 In this case, the coordinates for Gun Club Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.319 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.791 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.824 degrees. |
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