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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 Sheridan Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sheridan Green 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 Sheridan Green:
- 39.896667, -105.065000
- 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 Sheridan Green
- 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 Sheridan Green is near Adams County and also Broomfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broomfield 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 Sheridan Green
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheridan Green ...
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.
- Cotton Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Cozy Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cozy Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Far Horizon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
- Federal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hackberry Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
- Harris Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harris Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
- Hidden Creek Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
- Holiday Hills Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Arbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Lakecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakecrest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sunset Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Sunstream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wandering View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wandering View is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandering View
- Wood Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Sheridan Green to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sheridan Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sheridan Green and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sheridan Green to Golden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,491 miles [2,399.5 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 6,866 miles [11,049.8 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 7,629 miles [12,277.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,560 miles [8,948 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- Sheridan Green) 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 Sheridan Green 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 Sheridan Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8967, Longitude: -105.0650 In this case, the coordinates for Sheridan Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.601 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.142 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.995 degrees. |
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