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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 Parkway Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkway 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 Parkway Estates:
- 39.836944, -105.076111
- 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 Parkway 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Parkway Estates is near Adams County and also Broomfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broomfield 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 Parkway Estates
Communities Also Named Parkway Estates ...
We found seven communities that are also named Parkway Estates.
Within Colorado, the name Parkway Estates is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Parkway Estates is located in Madison County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkway Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Parkway Estates.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Parkway Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkway Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Parkway Estates.
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Parkway Estates is located in Douglas County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Parkway Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Parkway Estates.
- Fayette County
- This Parkway Estates is located in Fayette County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km] to the east southeast of the Parkway Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Parkway Estates.
- Troup County
- This Parkway Estates is located in Troup County and lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km] to the east southeast of the Parkway Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Parkway Estates.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Parkway Estates is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the east of the Parkway Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Parkway Estates.
- Virginia
- York County
- This Parkway Estates is located in York County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<1> to the east of the Parkway Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Parkway Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkway 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.
- Far Horizon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
- Federal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hackberry Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
- Harris Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harris Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
- Hidden Creek Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
- Hidden Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Lake Arbor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Lakecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakecrest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Park Slope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Park Slope is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Scenic Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Skyline Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skyline Vista is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Vista
- Sunset Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Sunstream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wood Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Parkway Estates 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 Parkway Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkway Estates and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Parkway Estates to Golden, 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 just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,492 miles [2,401.1 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 6,870 miles [11,056.2 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 7,632 miles [12,282.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 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- Parkway 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 Parkway 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 Parkway Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8369, Longitude: -105.0761 In this case, the coordinates for Parkway Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.604 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.139 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.007 degrees. |
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