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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 Pinewood Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinewood Springs 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 Pinewood Springs:
- 40.273318, -105.356659
- 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 Pinewood Springs
- 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 Larimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- Since Pinewood Springs is near Boulder County and also Weld County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weld 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 Pinewood Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinewood Springs ...
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.
- Beaver Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Point is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Point
- Big Elk Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Cedar Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Cove is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Ferncliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Glen Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Comfort is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Comfort
- Hygiene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loveland Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loveland Heights is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Heights
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meeker Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meeker Park is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker Park
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
How Far From Pinewood Springs 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 Pinewood Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pinewood Springs and extending to:
- Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pinewood Springs to Fort Collins, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full 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 6,853 miles [11,028.8 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 7,616 miles [12,256.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,551 miles [8,933.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinewood Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pinewood Springs 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 Pinewood Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2733, Longitude: -105.3567 In this case, the coordinates for Pinewood Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.854 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.478 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.112 degrees. |
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