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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 Saint Ann Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Ann Highlands 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 Saint Ann Highlands:
- 39.986931, -105.456107
- 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 Saint Ann Highlands
- 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 Boulder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Since Saint Ann Highlands is near Gilpin County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilpin 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 Saint Ann Highlands
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Ann Highlands ...
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.
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gold Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Run is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Run
- Lincoln Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Gilpin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mountain Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Meadows is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
- Nederland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <1>
- Silver Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Spruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Silver Spruce is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spruce
- Sugarloaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Switzerland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Switzerland Park is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland Park
- Tall Timber
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tall Timber is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timber
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tungsten is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten
- Whispering Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whispering Pine is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pine
- Wondervu
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wondervu is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
How Far From Saint Ann Highlands 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 Saint Ann Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saint Ann Highlands and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Ann Highlands to Boulder, 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,510 miles [2,430.1 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 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 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 7,635 miles [12,287.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 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 '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- Saint Ann Highlands) 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 Saint Ann Highlands 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 Saint Ann Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9869, Longitude: -105.4561 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Ann Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.902 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.505 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.199 degrees. |
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