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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 Sunland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunland 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 Sunland:
- 39.832778, -105.074722
- 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 Sunland
- 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 Sunland is near Adams County and also Denver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denver 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 Sunland
Communities Also Named Sunland ...
We found five communities that are also named Sunland.
Within Colorado, the name Sunland is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Inyo County
- This Sunland is located in Inyo County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sunland that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Sunland.
- Los Angeles County
- This Sunland is located in Los Angeles County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the west southwest of the Sunland that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Sunland.
- Tulare County
- This Sunland is located in Tulare County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the west southwest of the Sunland that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Sunland.
- Florida
- Seminole County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sunland [Seminole County].
- Kansas
- Wallace County
- This Sunland is located in Wallace County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sunland that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wallace County community of Sunland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunland ...
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.
- Far Horizon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
- Federal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hackberry Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
- Harris Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harris Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
- Hidden Creek Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
- Hidden Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Lake Arbor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Lakecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakecrest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Park Slope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Park Slope is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Scenic Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Skyline Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skyline Vista is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Vista
- Sunset Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Sunstream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Wood Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Sunland 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 Sunland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunland and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunland to Golden, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,492 miles [2,401.1 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 85 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 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 7,633 miles [12,284.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sunland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sunland 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 Sunland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8328, Longitude: -105.0747 In this case, the coordinates for Sunland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.603 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.137 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.007 degrees. |
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