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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 Paradise Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paradise Hills 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 Paradise Hills:
- 39.712488, -105.251657
- 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 Paradise Hills
- 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 Paradise Hills is near Gilpin County and also Denver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilpin County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Paradise Hills
Communities Also Named Paradise Hills ...
We found six communities that are also named Paradise Hills.
Within Colorado, the name Paradise Hills is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Paradise Hills is located in San Diego County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Paradise Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Paradise Hills.
- Kentucky
- Lyon County
- This Paradise Hills is located in Lyon County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the east of the Paradise Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Paradise Hills.
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This Paradise Hills is located in Bernalillo County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Paradise Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Paradise Hills.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Paradise Hills is located in Adams County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the east of the Paradise Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Paradise Hills.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Paradise Hills is located in Davis County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paradise Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Paradise Hills.
- Weber County
- This Paradise Hills is located in Weber County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km] to the west northwest of the Paradise Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Paradise Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradise Hills ...
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.
- Apple Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Apple Meadows is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Meadows
- Cody Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cody Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody Park
- Daniels Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Daniels Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Garden
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Golden Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
- Green Mountain Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heritage Dells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Dells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Dells
- Idledale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indians Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paramount Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paramount Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount Heights
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rainbow Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Stanley Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stanley Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Park
- Troutdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Troutdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
- Willow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Paradise Hills 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 Paradise Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paradise Hills and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Paradise Hills to Denver, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,502 miles [2,417.2 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 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 6,882 miles [11,075.5 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 7,645 miles [12,303.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Paradise Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Paradise Hills 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 Paradise Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7125, Longitude: -105.2517 In this case, the coordinates for Paradise Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.724 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.266 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.117 degrees. |
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