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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 Security, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Security 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 Security:
- 38.758329, -104.743028
- 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 Security
- 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 El Paso County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Paso County
- Since Security is near Teller County and also Pueblo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Teller County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pueblo 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 Security
Communities Also Named Security ...
We found five communities that are also named Security.
Within Colorado, the name Security is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Catahoula Parish
- This Security is located in Catahoula Parish and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Security that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catahoula Parish community of Security.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Security [Baltimore County].
- Garrett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Security [Garrett County].
- Washington County
- This Security is located in Washington County and lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<1> to the east of the Security that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Security.
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- This Security is located in Montgomery County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Security that is located in El Paso County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Security.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Security ...
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.
- Fountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Settlement
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Settlement is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Settlement
- Ivywild
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivywild is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywild
- Knob Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knob Hill is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Pikeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pikeview is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeview
- Rock Creek Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Park is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
- Skinners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Skinners is located in El Paso County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
- Widefield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Security 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 Security to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Security and extending to:
- Colorado Springs, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Security to Denver, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,484 miles [2,388.3 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 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 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 7,683 miles [12,364.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Security) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Security could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Security 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 Security. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7583, Longitude: -104.7430 In this case, the coordinates for Security have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.252 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.61 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.943 degrees. |
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