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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 Northglenn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northglenn 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 Northglenn:
- 39.910450, -104.978080
- 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 Northglenn
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Northglenn is near Broomfield County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broomfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Northglenn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northglenn ...
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.
- Cotton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Cozy Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cozy Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Derby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Far Horizon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
- Federal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
- Hidden Creek Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
- Holiday Hills Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Lake Arbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Quail Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Skyline Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Skyline Vista is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Vista
- Sunset Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wandering View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wandering View is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandering View
How Far From Northglenn 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 city such as Northglenn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Northglenn and extending to:
- Brighton, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Northglenn to Brighton, with an average speed<3> 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 south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,486 miles [2,391.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,625 miles [12,271.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,556 miles [8,941.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Northglenn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Northglenn 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 Northglenn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9104, Longitude: -104.9781 In this case, the coordinates for Northglenn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.537 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.069 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.946 degrees. |
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