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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Spencer Heights
  • 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 Spencer Heights ...

We found two communities that share the name Spencer Heights.

Within Colorado, the name Spencer Heights is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Prairie
    • Box Prairie is located in Larimer County
  • Dutchtown ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dutchtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
    • Dutchtown is located in Grand County
  • Eggers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggers
    • Eggers is located in Larimer County
  • Glen Echo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
    • Glen Echo is located in Larimer County
  • Indian Meadows
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
    • Indian Meadows is located in Larimer County
  • Lulu City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lulu City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City
    • Lulu City is located in Grand County
  • Red Feather Lakes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Feather Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Feather Lakes
    • Red Feather Lakes is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Feather Lakes <4>
  • Reds Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reds Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reds Place
    • Reds Place is located in Larimer County
  • Rustic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
    • Rustic is located in Larimer County
  • Willey Lumber Camp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willey Lumber Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Lumber Camp
    • Willey Lumber Camp is located in Jackson County

How Far From Spencer Heights 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spencer Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Larimer County: www.co.larimer.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spencer Heights) to Point B.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).
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.211 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.938 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.303 degrees.




 

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