Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silverdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silverdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silverdale
- 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 Silverdale:
- 39.691754, -105.696202
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Silverdale
- 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 Clear Creek County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clear Creek County
- Since Silverdale is near Summit County and also Gilpin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Summit County
- eBird sighting report for Gilpin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Silverdale ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Silverdale.
Within Colorado, the name Silverdale is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eight are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Silverdale lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the northwest of the Silverdale that is located in Clear Creek County.
- Indiana
- Spencer County
- This Silverdale is located in Spencer County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the east of the Silverdale that is located in Clear Creek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Silverdale.
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- This Silverdale is located in Cowley County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Silverdale that is located in Clear Creek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Silverdale.
- Minnesota
- Koochiching County
- This Silverdale is located in Koochiching County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Silverdale that is located in Clear Creek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Silverdale.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Silverdale lies 2,486 miles [4,000.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Silverdale that is located in Clear Creek County.
- North Carolina
- Onslow County
- This Silverdale is located in Onslow County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the east of the Silverdale that is located in Clear Creek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Silverdale.
- Ontario
- This Silverdale lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Silverdale that is located in Clear Creek County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Silverdale is located in Bucks County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<1> to the east of the Silverdale that is located in Clear Creek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Silverdale.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Silverdale is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the east of the Silverdale that is located in Clear Creek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Silverdale.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Silverdale is located in Prince William County and lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<1> to the east of the Silverdale that is located in Clear Creek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Silverdale.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Silverdale is located in Kitsap County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Silverdale that is located in Clear Creek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Silverdale.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silverdale ...
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.
- Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Clear Creek County
- Black Eagle Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle Mill
- Black Eagle Mill is located in Clear Creek County
- Chihuahua ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Downieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
- Downieville is located in Clear Creek County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downieville <4>
- Empire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Clear Creek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
- Freeland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Idaho Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
- Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <4>
- Silver Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Clear Creek County
- Silver Plume
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
- Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <4>
- Yankee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Silverdale 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 Silverdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Silverdale once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Silverdale and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Clear Creek County, lies just to the North.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Silverdale to Denver, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,525 miles [2,454.2 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 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- 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 north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,593 miles [9,001.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clear Creek County: www.co.clear-creek.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silverdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silverdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6918, Longitude: -105.6962 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Silverdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Silverdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.055 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.653 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.362 degrees. |