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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 Thunderbird Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thunderbird Estates 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 Thunderbird Estates:
- 39.714444, -104.708056
- 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 Thunderbird Estates
- 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 Thunderbird Estates 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 Thunderbird Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thunderbird Estates ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centrepoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centrepoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrepoint
- Cross Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cross Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Dove Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dove Hill is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Hill
- Friendly Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Highpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Magee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magee is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Sableridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Settlers Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Seven Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Hills is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Side Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Side Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Creek
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Spring Creek Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek Meadows is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Meadows
- Summer Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Lake is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Lake
- Summer Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Valley is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Valley
- Tollgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Willow Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Park is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
How Far From Thunderbird Estates 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 Thunderbird Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Thunderbird Estates and extending to:
- Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Thunderbird Estates to Littleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,473 miles [2,370.6 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 84 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 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 7,628 miles [12,276.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,557 miles [8,943.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Thunderbird Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Thunderbird Estates 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 Thunderbird Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7144, Longitude: -104.7081 In this case, the coordinates for Thunderbird Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.318 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.791 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.821 degrees. |
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