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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 Prospect Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prospect Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Prospect Heights:
    • 38.426387, -105.237490
    • 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 Prospect Heights
  • 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

Communities Also Named Prospect Heights ...

We found eight communities that share the name Prospect Heights.

Within Colorado, the name Prospect Heights is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • Although located in Hartford County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Prospect Heights.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Prospect Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Prospect Heights that is located in Fremont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Prospect Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Prospect Heights is located in Cook County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prospect Heights that is located in Fremont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Prospect Heights.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Prospect Heights is located in Harford County and lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prospect Heights that is located in Fremont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Prospect Heights.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Prospect Heights is located in Mercer County and lies 1,624 miles [2,613.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prospect Heights that is located in Fremont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Prospect Heights.
    • New York
      • Rensselaer County
      • This Prospect Heights is located in Rensselaer County and lies 1,668 miles [2,684.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prospect Heights that is located in Fremont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Prospect Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Prospect Heights [Northampton County].
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Prospect Heights is located in Weber County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prospect Heights that is located in Fremont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Prospect Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prospect Heights ...

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.

  • Coal Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fink
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fink have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink
    • Fink is located in Fremont County
  • Florence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
  • Orchard Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
    • Orchard Park is located in Fremont County
  • Park Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Center
    • Park Center is located in Fremont County
  • Rockvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sample
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sample have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
    • Sample is located in Fremont County
  • Sunset City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
    • Sunset City is located in Fremont County

How Far From Prospect Heights 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 town such as Prospect Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prospect Heights and extending to:

  • Canon City, which is the Seat of Fremont County, lies just to the North.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Prospect Heights to Denver, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,514 miles [2,436.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 86 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,717 miles [12,419.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,642 miles [9,079.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prospect Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prospect Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prospect Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4264, Longitude: -105.2375       In this case, the coordinates for Prospect Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Prospect Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Prospect Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.586 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.968 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.241 degrees.




 

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