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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 Irondale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irondale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Irondale:
    • 39.849430, -104.897199
    • 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 Irondale
  • 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Since Irondale 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 Irondale

Communities Also Named Irondale ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Irondale.

There is one other community in Colorado that is also named Irondale.

Beyond Colorado, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Colorado ...
    • Arapahoe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Irondale [Arapahoe County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Irondale is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Irondale that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Irondale.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Irondale is located in Clayton County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Irondale that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Irondale.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Irondale [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Irondale is located in Madison County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<2> to the east of the Irondale that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Irondale.
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • This Irondale is located in Washington County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<2> to the east of the Irondale that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Irondale.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Irondale is located in Dutchess County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Irondale that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Irondale.
      • Herkimer County
      • This Irondale is located in Herkimer County and lies 1,565 miles [2,518.6 km] to the east northeast of the Irondale that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Irondale.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Irondale is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<2> to the east of the Irondale that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Irondale.
      • Muskingum County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Irondale [Muskingum County].
    • Ontario
      • This Irondale lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Irondale that is located in Adams County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Columbia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Irondale [Columbia County].
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Irondale is located in Wise County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<2> to the east of the Irondale that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Irondale.
    • Washington
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Irondale [Jefferson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Irondale ...

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.

  • Commerce City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Derby
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Derby is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Federal Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points is located in Denver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Harris Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Harris Park is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
  • Hidden Creek Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
  • Hidden Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
  • Holiday Hills Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sable
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sable is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable
  • Skyline Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Skyline Vista is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Vista
  • Sunset Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Ridge is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
  • Twin Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Utah Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Utah Junction is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah Junction
  • Wandering View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wandering View is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandering View

How Far From Irondale 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 Irondale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Irondale and extending to:

  • Brighton, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Irondale to Brighton, with an average speed<5> 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 just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,482 miles [2,385 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 85 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 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 7,626 miles [12,272.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,557 miles [8,943.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Irondale could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Irondale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Irondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Irondale 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 Irondale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8494, Longitude: -104.8972       In this case, the coordinates for Irondale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.471 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.985 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.908 degrees.