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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 Quail Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quail Hill 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 Quail Hill:
- 39.963056, -105.002222
- 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 Quail Hill
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Quail Hill is near Broomfield County and also Boulder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broomfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder 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 Quail Hill
Communities Also Named Quail Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Quail Hill.
Within Colorado, the name Quail Hill is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Quail Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km]<1> to the east of the Quail Hill that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Quail Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quail Hill ...
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.
- Cotton Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Cozy Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cozy Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Dick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Federal Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Sunset Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Todd Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wandering View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wandering View is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandering View
How Far From Quail Hill 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 Quail Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quail Hill and extending to:
- Brighton, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Quail Hill to Brighton, 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,487 miles [2,393.1 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 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 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 7,623 miles [12,268 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,554 miles [8,938.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quail Hill) 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 Quail Hill 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 Quail Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9631, Longitude: -105.0022 In this case, the coordinates for Quail Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.56 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.953 degrees. |
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