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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 Shamballah - Ashrama, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shamballah - Ashrama 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 Shamballah - Ashrama:
- 39.343046, -105.033319
- 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 Shamballah - Ashrama
- 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 Shamballah - Ashrama is near Jefferson County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Shamballah - Ashrama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shamballah - Ashrama ...
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.
- Castle Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dome Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
- Happy Canyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Canyon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Canyon
- Kellytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kellytown is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Moonridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moonridge is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonridge
- Nighthawk ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nighthawk is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nighthawk
- Pine Nook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Nook is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Nook
- Silver Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Heights
- Sprucewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sprucewood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
- Twin Cedars ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Cedars is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cedars
How Far From Shamballah - Ashrama 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 Shamballah - Ashrama to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shamballah - Ashrama and extending to:
- Castle Rock, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shamballah - Ashrama to Castle Rock, 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,494 miles [2,404.4 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 6,897 miles [11,099.6 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 7,659 miles [12,326 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,587 miles [8,991.4 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 from Point A (ie- Shamballah - Ashrama) 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 Shamballah - Ashrama 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 Shamballah - Ashrama. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3430, Longitude: -105.0333 In this case, the coordinates for Shamballah - Ashrama have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.526 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.994 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.038 degrees. |
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