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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 Oehlmann Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oehlmann Park 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 Oehlmann Park:
- 39.518877, -105.259158
- 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 Oehlmann Park
- 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 Oehlmann Park is near Park County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Park County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Oehlmann Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oehlmann Park ...
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.
- Conifer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Doubleheader Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Doubleheader Ranch is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheader Ranch
- Fenders
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fenders is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenders
- Golden Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Meadows is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Indian Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indians Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshdale
- Sky Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sky Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Sprucedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sprucedale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucedale
- Twin Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
How Far From Oehlmann Park 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 Oehlmann Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oehlmann Park and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Oehlmann Park to Golden, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,504 miles [2,420.5 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 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 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 7,656 miles [12,321.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,586 miles [8,989.8 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- Oehlmann Park) 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 Oehlmann Park 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 Oehlmann Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5189, Longitude: -105.2592 In this case, the coordinates for Oehlmann Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.711 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.231 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.142 degrees. |
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