Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pine Nook:
  • 39.384156, -105.071376
  • 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 Pine Nook

• 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Pine Nook is near Jefferson County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe 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 Pine Nook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Nook ...

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.

• Archer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Archer is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Buffalo Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Castle Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Pines is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Pines <1>
• Dome Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
• Ferndale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ferndale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Kellytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellytown is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
• Longview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Longview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Moonridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Moonridge is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonridge
• Nighthawk ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nighthawk is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nighthawk
• Riverview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Riverview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sprucewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sprucewood is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
• Twin Cedars ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Twin Cedars is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cedars

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

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

• Castle Rock, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Nook to Castle Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,495 miles [2,406 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 6,896 miles [11,098 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 7,658 miles [12,324.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,587 miles [8,991.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'