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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 Richlawn Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richlawn Hills 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 Richlawn Hills:
    • 39.465700, -104.782600
    • 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 Richlawn Hills
  • 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 Richlawn Hills ...

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.

  • Burning Tree Ranch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burning Tree Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree Ranch
    • Burning Tree Ranch is located in Douglas County
  • Castle Pines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines
    • Castle Pines is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Pines <2>
  • Cottonwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Founders Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Founders Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
    • Founders Village is located in Douglas County
  • Franktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Happy Canyon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Canyon
    • Happy Canyon is located in Douglas County
  • Hidden Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
    • Hidden Village is located in Douglas County
  • Hilltop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Douglas County
  • Lone Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
    • Lone Tree is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <2>
  • Saddlebrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook
    • Saddlebrook is located in Douglas County
  • Silver Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Heights
    • Silver Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Stonegate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Stonegate is located in Douglas County
  • Village Pines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
    • Village Pines is located in Douglas County
  • Windy Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
    • Windy Hills is located in Douglas County

How Far From Richlawn Hills 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 Richlawn Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Richlawn Hills and extending to:

  • Castle Rock, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Richlawn Hills to Denver, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,479 miles [2,380.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,644 miles [12,301.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,572 miles [8,967.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Richlawn Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richlawn Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4657, Longitude: -104.7826       In this case, the coordinates for Richlawn Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Richlawn Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.35 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.802 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.889 degrees.









 

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