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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Loveland Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loveland Heights 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 Loveland Heights:
    • 40.389706, -105.464163
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Loveland Heights
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loveland Heights ...

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.

  • Beaver Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Point
    • Beaver Point is located in Larimer County
  • Big Elk Meadows
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Elk Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
    • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
  • Box Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Prairie
    • Box Prairie is located in Larimer County
  • Cedar Cove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
    • Cedar Cove is located in Larimer County
  • Ferncliff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferncliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
    • Ferncliff is located in Boulder County
  • Glen Comfort
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Comfort
    • Glen Comfort is located in Larimer County
  • Glen Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
    • Glen Haven is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Haven <2>
  • Little Dam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dam
    • Little Dam is located in Larimer County
  • Meeker Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker Park
    • Meeker Park is located in Boulder County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Loveland Heights and extending to:

  • Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loveland Heights to Fort Collins, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,613 miles [12,251.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,549 miles [8,930.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loveland Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Loveland Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loveland Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3897, Longitude: -105.4642       In this case, the coordinates for Loveland Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Loveland Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.945 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.597 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.158 degrees.









 

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