Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nantucket, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nantucket and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nantucket
- 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 Nantucket:
- 39.716667, -104.858611
- 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 Nantucket
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
- Since Nantucket is near Adams County and also Denver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Nantucket ...
We found three communities that share the name Nantucket.
Within Colorado, the name Nantucket is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Nova Scotia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nantucket ...
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.
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
- Centrepoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrepoint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrepoint
- Centrepoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Havana Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Heather Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
- Heather Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Sable
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Sableridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Settlers Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Tollgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Willow Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
- Willow Park is located in Arapahoe County
How Far From Nantucket to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nantucket to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nantucket and extending to:
- Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nantucket to Littleton, with an average speed<5> 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 just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,481 miles [2,383.4 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 85 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,633 miles [12,284.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,562 miles [8,951.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nantucket. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Arapahoe County: www.co.arapahoe.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Nantucket) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nantucket. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7167, Longitude: -104.8586 In this case, the coordinates for Nantucket have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Nantucket 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Nantucket to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.43 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.923 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.902 degrees. |