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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 Spencer Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spencer Heights 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 Spencer Heights:
- 40.674147, -105.784451
- 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 Spencer Heights
- 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 Larimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- Since Spencer Heights is near Jackson County and also Grand County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand 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 Spencer Heights
Communities Also Named Spencer Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Spencer Heights.
Within Colorado, the name Spencer Heights is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Pulaski County
- This Spencer Heights is located in Pulaski County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the east of the Spencer Heights that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Spencer Heights.
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Spencer Heights is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<1> to the east of the Spencer Heights that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Spencer Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spencer Heights ...
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.
- Box Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Box Prairie is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Prairie
- Dutchtown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dutchtown is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Eggers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eggers is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
- Glen Echo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Echo is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
- Indian Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Lulu City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lulu City is located in Grand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
- Red Feather Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reds Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reds Place is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reds Place
- Rustic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rustic is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
- Willey Lumber Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willey Lumber Camp is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Lumber Camp
How Far From Spencer Heights 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 Spencer Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spencer Heights and extending to:
- Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spencer Heights to Fort Collins, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,523 miles [2,451 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 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 7,606 miles [12,240.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spencer Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Spencer Heights 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 Spencer Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6741, Longitude: -105.7845 In this case, the coordinates for Spencer Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.211 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.938 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.303 degrees. |
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