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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 Sierra Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sierra Estates 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 Sierra Estates:
- 39.835833, -105.104722
- 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 Sierra Estates
- 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 Sierra Estates is near Adams County and also Denver 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 Denver 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 Sierra Estates
Communities Also Named Sierra Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Sierra Estates.
Within Colorado, the name Sierra Estates is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Sierra Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Sierra Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sierra Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sierra Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sierra Estates ...
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.
- Candlelight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Candlelight is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Far Horizon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hackberry Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
- Harris Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
- Hidden Creek Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
- Lake Arbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Lakecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakecrest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
- Meadow Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Park Slope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Park Slope is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Rainbow Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Scenic Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Sunstream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wood Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Sierra Estates 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 Sierra Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sierra Estates and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sierra Estates to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,633 miles [12,284.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Sierra Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sierra Estates 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 Sierra Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8358, Longitude: -105.1047 In this case, the coordinates for Sierra Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.625 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.164 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.023 degrees. |
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