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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 Sunset Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Ridge 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 Sunset Ridge:
- 39.866111, -105.034444
- 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 Sunset Ridge
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Sunset Ridge is near Jefferson County and also Broomfield 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 Broomfield 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 Sunset Ridge
Communities Also Named Sunset Ridge ...
We found four communities that are also named Sunset Ridge.
Within Colorado, the name Sunset Ridge is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Sunset Ridge is located in San Bernardino County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Ridge that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Sunset Ridge.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Sunset Ridge is located in Will County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunset Ridge that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Sunset Ridge.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Sunset Ridge is located in Westchester County and lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunset Ridge that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Sunset Ridge.
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Sunset Ridge is located in Orange County and lies 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Ridge that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Sunset Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Ridge ...
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.
- Cotton Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Cozy Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cozy Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Far Horizon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
- Federal Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hackberry Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
- Harris Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harris Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
- Hidden Creek Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
- Hidden Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Holiday Hills Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Arbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Skyline Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Skyline Vista is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Vista
- Sunstream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wandering View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wandering View is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandering View
- Wood Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Sunset Ridge 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 Sunset Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset Ridge and extending to:
- Brighton, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Ridge to Brighton, 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 just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,489 miles [2,396.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 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 7,629 miles [12,277.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Ridge) 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 Sunset Ridge 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 Sunset Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8661, Longitude: -105.0344 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.576 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.109 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.981 degrees. |
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