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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 Meadowbrook Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowbrook Heights 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 Meadowbrook Heights:
- 39.562222, -105.088333
- 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 Meadowbrook Heights
- 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 Meadowbrook Heights is near Douglas County and also Arapahoe 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 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 Meadowbrook Heights
Communities Also Named Meadowbrook Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Meadowbrook Heights.
Within Colorado, the name Meadowbrook Heights is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Riverside 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 California community of Meadowbrook Heights [Riverside County].
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Meadowbrook Heights is located in Anderson County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<2> to the east of the Meadowbrook Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Meadowbrook Heights.
- Virginia
- Charlottesville City
- 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 Virginia community of Meadowbrook Heights [Charlottesville City].
- Culpeper County
- This Meadowbrook Heights is located in Culpeper County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<2> to the east of the Meadowbrook Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Meadowbrook Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowbrook 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.
- Archer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Bear Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Cherry Knolls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Doubleheader Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doubleheader Ranch is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheader Ranch
- Fenders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fenders is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenders
- Golden Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Golden Meadows is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Green Gables
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Gables is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Homestead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Homestead is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Indian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indians Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kellytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kellytown is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sky Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Southpark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Southpark is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
- Twin Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Meadowbrook 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 Meadowbrook Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadowbrook Heights and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Meadowbrook Heights to Golden, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,495 miles [2,406 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 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 7,648 miles [12,308.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Meadowbrook Heights 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Meadowbrook Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Meadowbrook Heights 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 Meadowbrook Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5622, Longitude: -105.0883 In this case, the coordinates for Meadowbrook Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.588 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.09 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.044 degrees. |
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