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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 University Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to University Hills 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 University Hills:
- 39.665278, -104.947222
- 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 University Hills
- 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 Denver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denver County
- Since University Hills is near Arapahoe County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 University Hills
Communities Also Named University Hills ...
We found three communities that are also named University Hills.
Within Colorado, the name University Hills is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This University Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the University Hills that is located in Denver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of University Hills.
- Maryland
- Prince George's 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 Maryland community of University Hills [Prince George's County].
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This University Hills is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km]<1> to the east of the University Hills that is located in Denver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of University Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near University Hills ...
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.
- Bear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Centennial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Knolls is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Knolls
- Cherry Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coventry is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Greenwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Pointe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harbor Pointe is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pointe
- Havana Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Heather Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heather Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ruby Hill is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Hill
- Sableridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- University Park is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Willow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From University Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as University Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in University Hills and extending to:
- Denver, which is the Seat of Denver County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from University Hills to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 85 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 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 7,638 miles [12,292.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- University Hills) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 University Hills 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 University Hills 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 University Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6653, Longitude: -104.9472 In this case, the coordinates for University Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.989 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.956 degrees. |
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