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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 Ruby Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruby 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 Ruby Hill:
- 39.686111, -105.011389
- 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 Ruby 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 Denver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denver County
- Since Ruby Hill is near Arapahoe County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Ruby Hill
Communities Also Named Ruby Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Ruby Hill.
Within Colorado, the name Ruby Hill is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Eureka County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ruby Hill [Eureka County].
- White Pine County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ruby Hill [White Pine County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruby 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.
- Bear Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Cherry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Coventry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coventry is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Green Gables
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Gables is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Green Mountain Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- University Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- University Hills is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Ruby Hill 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 Ruby Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ruby Hill and extending to:
- Denver, which is the Seat of Denver County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ruby Hill to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 85 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 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 7,639 miles [12,293.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ruby Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ruby Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ruby 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 Ruby Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6861, Longitude: -105.0114 In this case, the coordinates for Ruby Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.542 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.05 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.989 degrees. |
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