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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 Spring Ranch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Ranch 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 Spring Ranch:
- 39.699722, -105.315556
- 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 Spring Ranch
- 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 Spring Ranch is near Clear Creek County and also Gilpin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clear Creek County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Spring Ranch
Communities Also Named Spring Ranch ...
We found one communities that are also named Spring Ranch.
Within Colorado, the name Spring Ranch is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Spring Ranch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Clay County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Spring Ranch [Clay County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Ranch ...
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.
- Cody Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cody Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody Park
- Elephant Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elephant Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant Park
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Golden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Dells
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Dells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Dells
- Idledale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indians Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paradise Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Rainbow Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rainbow Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Rosedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Stanley Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stanley Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Park
- Troutdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Troutdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
How Far From Spring Ranch 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 Spring Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Spring Ranch and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Spring Ranch to Denver, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,505 miles [2,422.1 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 86 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,647 miles [12,306.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Spring Ranch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Spring Ranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Spring Ranch 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 Spring Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6997, Longitude: -105.3156 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Ranch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.77 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.32 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.153 degrees. |
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