Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Maplewood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maplewood Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Maplewood Acres

• 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 Maplewood Acres:
  • 39.824722, -105.122500
  • 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 Maplewood Acres

• 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 Maplewood Acres 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 Maplewood Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maplewood Acres ...

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.

• Candlelight
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Candlelight is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
• Far Horizon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
• Green Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Hackberry Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
• Lake Arbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
• Lakecrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lakecrest is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
• Lakeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Meadow Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Park Slope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Slope is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
• Rainbow Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rainbow Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
• Scenic Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
• Sunstream
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
• Wildwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Wood Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Maplewood Acres and extending to:

• Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the southeast (SE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Maplewood Acres to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 85 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,634 miles [12,285.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'