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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 Paragon Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paragon Estates 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 Paragon Estates:
- 39.981930, -105.174709
- 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 Paragon Estates
- 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 Boulder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Since Paragon Estates 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 Paragon Estates
Communities Also Named Paragon Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Paragon Estates.
Within Colorado, the name Paragon Estates is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Paragon Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Paragon Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Paragon Estates that is located in Boulder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Paragon Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paragon Estates ...
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.
- Boulder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boulder Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder Junction is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
- Countryside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Eldorado Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gunbarrel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Rock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Superior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Paragon Estates 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 Paragon Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paragon Estates and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Paragon Estates to Denver, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,496 miles [2,407.6 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 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 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 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,560 miles [8,948 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 from Point A (ie- Paragon Estates) 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 Paragon Estates 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 Paragon Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9819, Longitude: -105.1747 In this case, the coordinates for Paragon Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.691 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.256 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.045 degrees. |
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