Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oxyoke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oxyoke and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oxyoke

• 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 Oxyoke:
  • 39.303046, -105.198325
  • 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 Oxyoke

• 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 Oxyoke is near Douglas County and also Park 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 Park 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 Oxyoke

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oxyoke ...

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.

• Buffalo Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Creek <1>
• Deckers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deckers is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers
• Dome Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
• Ferndale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferndale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Longview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Longview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Moonridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Moonridge is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonridge
• Nighthawk ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nighthawk is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nighthawk
• Pine Nook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Nook is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Nook
• Riverview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Snow Water Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Snow Water Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Water Springs
• Sprucewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sprucewood is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
• Twin Cedars ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Twin Cedars is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cedars

How Far From Oxyoke 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 Oxyoke to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oxyoke and extending to:

• Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Oxyoke to Golden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,904 miles [11,110.9 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 7,666 miles [12,337.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'