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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 Sunnyvale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale:
- 39.723333, -104.872500
- 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 Sunnyvale
- 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 Arapahoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
- Since Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale
Communities Also Named Sunnyvale ...
We found four communities that are also named Sunnyvale.
Within Colorado, the name Sunnyvale is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Sunnyvale is located in Santa Clara County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the west of the Sunnyvale that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Sunnyvale.
- Missouri
- Newton County
- This Sunnyvale is located in Newton County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sunnyvale that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Sunnyvale.
- North Carolina
- McDowell County
- This Sunnyvale is located in McDowell County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<1> to the east of the Sunnyvale that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Sunnyvale.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Sunnyvale is located in Dallas County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sunnyvale that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Sunnyvale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunnyvale ...
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.
- Aurora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centrepoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Centrepoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrepoint
- Cherry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Friendly Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Havana Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Heather Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heather Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillside is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Sable
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sable is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable
- Sableridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Settlers Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Tollgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Willow Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Park is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
How Far From Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunnyvale and extending to:
- Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunnyvale to Littleton, with an average speed<3> 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 west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,482 miles [2,385 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 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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 northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,562 miles [8,951.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Sunnyvale) 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 Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7233, Longitude: -104.8725 In this case, the coordinates for Sunnyvale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.441 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.936 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.909 degrees. |
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