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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 Meadow Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Hills 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 Meadow Hills:
    • 39.641111, -104.817222
    • 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 Meadow Hills
  • 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 Arapahoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
    • Since Meadow Hills is near Douglas County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Meadow Hills

Communities Also Named Meadow Hills ...

We found two communities that are also named Meadow Hills.

Within Colorado, the name Meadow Hills is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Meadow Hills is located in Madison County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meadow Hills that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Meadow Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Meadow Hills is located in Gwinnett County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meadow Hills that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Meadow Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Hills ...

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.

  • Harbor Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Harbor Pointe is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pointe
  • Heather Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heather Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
  • Highpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Highpoint is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
  • Pheasant Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Piney Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney Creek is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
  • Sableridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
  • Seven Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Seven Hills is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
  • Spring Creek Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Creek Meadows is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Meadows
  • Summer Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Summer Lake is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Lake
  • Summer Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Summer Valley is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Valley
  • Sundown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sundown is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • Willow Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Willow Park is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park

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

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

  • Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Hills to Littleton, with an average speed<2> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,480 miles [2,381.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 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 7,636 miles [12,289 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meadow Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Meadow Hills 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 Meadow Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6411, Longitude: -104.8172       In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.393 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.87 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.888 degrees.