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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 The Ridge At Stony Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Ridge At Stony Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Ridge At Stony Creek
- 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 The Ridge At Stony Creek:
- 39.585556, -105.094167
- 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 The Ridge At Stony Creek
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since The Ridge At Stony Creek is near Arapahoe County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 The Ridge At Stony Creek
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Ridge At Stony Creek ...
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.
- Archer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Bear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Cherry Knolls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Fenders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fenders is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenders
- Golden Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Golden Meadows is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Green Gables
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Gables is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Homestead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Homestead is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Indian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Indians Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southpark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Southpark is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
- Twin Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Forks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From The Ridge At Stony Creek 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 community such as The Ridge At Stony Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in The Ridge At Stony Creek and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Ridge At Stony Creek to Golden, 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,495 miles [2,406 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 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 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 7,647 miles [12,306.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,577 miles [8,975.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Ridge At Stony Creek) 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 The Ridge At Stony Creek 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 The Ridge At Stony Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5856, Longitude: -105.0942 In this case, the coordinates for The Ridge At Stony Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.594 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.101 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.045 degrees. |
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