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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 Mission Viejo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mission Viejo 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 Mission Viejo:
- 39.646389, -104.800000
- 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 Mission Viejo
- 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 Mission Viejo 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 Mission Viejo
Communities Also Named Mission Viejo ...
We found one communities that are also named Mission Viejo.
Within Colorado, the name Mission Viejo is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Mission Viejo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Orange County
- This Mission Viejo is located in Orange County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mission Viejo that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Mission Viejo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mission Viejo ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heather Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
- Highpoint
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highpoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Meadow Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadow Hills is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pheasant Run is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Piney Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Settlers Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Seven Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seven Hills is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Side Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Side Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Creek
- Spring Creek Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek Meadows is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Meadows
- Summer Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summer Lake is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Lake
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- 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 southwest)
- Sundown is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Tollgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Willow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Park is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
How Far From Mission Viejo 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 Mission Viejo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mission Viejo and extending to:
- Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mission Viejo to Littleton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 12 miles [19.3 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 1,479 miles [2,380.2 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 6,872 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 7,635 miles [12,287.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mission Viejo) 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 Mission Viejo 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 Mission Viejo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6464, Longitude: -104.8000 In this case, the coordinates for Mission Viejo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.38 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.856 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.878 degrees. |
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