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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 Vernon Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vernon Gardens 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 Vernon Gardens:
- 39.732500, -105.188333
- 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 Vernon Gardens
- 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 Vernon Gardens is near Denver County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denver County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Vernon Gardens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vernon Gardens ...
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.
- Apple Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Apple Meadows is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Meadows
- Candlelight
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Candlelight is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Cody Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cody Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody Park
- Daniels Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Daniels Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Garden
- Golden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Golden Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Heights
- Green Mountain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Dells
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heritage Dells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Dells
- Idledale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Paradise Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paramount Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paramount Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount Heights
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rainbow Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Vernon Gardens 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 Vernon Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vernon Gardens and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Vernon Gardens to Denver, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,498 miles [2,410.8 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 86 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 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 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vernon Gardens) 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 Vernon Gardens 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 Vernon Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7325, Longitude: -105.1883 In this case, the coordinates for Vernon Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.678 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.215 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.08 degrees. |
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