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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 Hidden Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Village 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 Hidden Village:
- 39.463400, -104.707400
- 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 Hidden Village
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Hidden Village is near Elbert County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert 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 Hidden Village
Communities Also Named Hidden Village ...
We found three communities that are also named Hidden Village.
Within Colorado, the name Hidden Village is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Hidden Village is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hidden Village that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Hidden Village.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Village that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hidden Village.
- Weber County
- This Hidden Village is located in Weber County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km] to the west northwest of the Hidden Village that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Hidden Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Village ...
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.
- Burning Tree Ranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burning Tree Ranch is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree Ranch
- Franktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Richlawn Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richlawn Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn Hills
- Saddlebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saddlebrook is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook
- Stonegate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Village Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Village Pines is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
- Windy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Windy Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
How Far From Hidden Village 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 Hidden Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hidden Village and extending to:
- Castle Rock, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hidden Village to Castle Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,475 miles [2,373.8 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 6,880 miles [11,072.3 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 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hidden Village) 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 Hidden Village 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 Hidden Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4634, Longitude: -104.7074 In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.294 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.736 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.848 degrees. |
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