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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 Village East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village East 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 Village East:
- 39.683333, -104.850833
- 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 Village East
- 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 Village East 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 Village East
Communities Also Named Village East ...
We found one communities that are also named Village East.
Within Colorado, the name Village East is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Village East in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Webb County
- This Village East is located in Webb County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Village East that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of Village East.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Village East ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centrepoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centrepoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrepoint
- Harbor Pointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Pointe is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pointe
- Havana Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Heather Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heather Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillside is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Meadow Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Hills is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Pheasant Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Sableridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Settlers Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Side Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Side Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Creek
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Summer Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Valley is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Valley
- Sundown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sundown is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Tollgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Willow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Park is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
How Far From Village East 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 Village East to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Village East and extending to:
- Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Village East 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 1,481 miles [2,383.4 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 6,872 miles [11,059.4 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 7,634 miles [12,285.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Village East) 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 Village East 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 Village East. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6833, Longitude: -104.8508 In this case, the coordinates for Village East have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.422 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.909 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.902 degrees. |
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