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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 Lake Arbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Arbor 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 Lake Arbor:
- 39.847778, -105.076944
- 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 Lake Arbor
- 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 Lake Arbor is near Adams County and also Broomfield 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 Broomfield 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 Lake Arbor
Communities Also Named Lake Arbor ...
We found one communities that are also named Lake Arbor.
Within Colorado, the name Lake Arbor is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Lake Arbor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Lake Arbor is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lake Arbor that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Lake Arbor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Arbor ...
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.
- Cotton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Far Horizon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
- Federal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hackberry Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
- Harris Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
- Hidden Creek Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
- Hidden Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Holiday Hills Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakecrest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
- Park Slope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Park Slope is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Scenic Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Skyline Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skyline Vista is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Vista
- Sunset Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Sunstream
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wandering View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wandering View is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandering View
- Wood Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Lake Arbor 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 Lake Arbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Arbor and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Arbor to Golden, 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 just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,492 miles [2,401.1 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 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 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 7,632 miles [12,282.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 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 from Point A (ie- Lake Arbor) 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 Lake Arbor 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 Lake Arbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8478, Longitude: -105.0769 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Arbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.606 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.142 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.007 degrees. |
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