Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Piney Creek Ranches, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Piney Creek Ranches and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Piney Creek Ranches
- 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 Piney Creek Ranches:
- 39.598333, -104.764722
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Piney Creek Ranches
- 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 Arapahoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
- Since Piney Creek Ranches is near Douglas County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Piney Creek Ranches ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Dove Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Foxfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Harbor Pointe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pointe
- Harbor Pointe is located in Arapahoe County
- Highpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Meadow Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Meadow Hills is located in Arapahoe County
- Pheasant Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Pheasant Run is located in Arapahoe County
- Piney Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Piney Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Seven Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Seven Hills is located in Arapahoe County
- Spring Creek Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Meadows
- Spring Creek Meadows is located in Arapahoe County
- Summer Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Lake
- Summer Lake is located in Arapahoe County
- Summer Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Valley
- Summer Valley is located in Arapahoe County
- Sundown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Piney Creek Ranches 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 Piney Creek Ranches to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Piney Creek Ranches and extending to:
- Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Piney Creek Ranches to Littleton, 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.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,477 miles [2,377 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 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 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 7,636 miles [12,289 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piney Creek Ranches. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Arapahoe County: www.co.arapahoe.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piney Creek Ranches) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Piney Creek Ranches. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5983, Longitude: -104.7647 In this case, the coordinates for Piney Creek Ranches have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Piney Creek Ranches to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.349 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.815 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.864 degrees. |