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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 Sprucewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sprucewood 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 Sprucewood:
- 39.348879, -105.120822
- 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 Sprucewood
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Sprucewood is near Jefferson County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe 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 Sprucewood
Communities Also Named Sprucewood ...
We found three communities that are also named Sprucewood.
Within Colorado, the name Sprucewood is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Sprucewood lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sprucewood that is located in Douglas County.
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Sprucewood is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sprucewood that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Sprucewood.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Sprucewood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sprucewood that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Sprucewood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sprucewood ...
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.
- Buffalo Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deckers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deckers is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers
- Dome Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dome Rock is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome Rock
- Ferndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Moonridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moonridge is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonridge
- Nighthawk ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nighthawk is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nighthawk
- Pine Nook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Nook is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Nook
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Snow Water Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Water Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Water Springs
- Twin Cedars ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Cedars is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cedars
How Far From Sprucewood 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 Sprucewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sprucewood and extending to:
- Castle Rock, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sprucewood to Castle Rock, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,498 miles [2,410.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 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 7,661 miles [12,329.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 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- Sprucewood) 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 Sprucewood 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 Sprucewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3489, Longitude: -105.1208 In this case, the coordinates for Sprucewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.591 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.072 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.085 degrees. |
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