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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Richlawn Hills
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Richlawn Hills is near Elbert County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe 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 Richlawn Hills
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)
- Burning Tree Ranch is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree Ranch
- Castle Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Founders Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Founders Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Village
- Franktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Happy Canyon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Canyon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Canyon
- Hidden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hidden Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lone Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saddlebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saddlebrook is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook
- Silver Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Heights
- Stonegate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Village Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Village Pines is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
- Windy Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
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<2> 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]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Richlawn Hills to Denver, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,572 miles [8,967.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richlawn Hills) 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 Richlawn Hills 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.35 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.802 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.889 degrees. |
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