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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 Vista Pointe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vista Pointe 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 Vista Pointe:
- 39.539820, -104.834229
- 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 Vista Pointe
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Vista Pointe is near Arapahoe County and also Elbert 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 Elbert 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 Vista Pointe
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vista Pointe ...
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.
- Carriage Club
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Centennial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Foxfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lone Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meridian
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Park Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park Meadows is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Meadows
- Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Vista Pointe 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 Vista Pointe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vista Pointe and extending to:
- Castle Rock, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Vista Pointe to Castle Rock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- 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 6,880 miles [11,072.3 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 northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,570 miles [8,964 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Vista Pointe) 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 Vista Pointe 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 Vista Pointe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5398, Longitude: -104.8342 In this case, the coordinates for Vista Pointe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.396 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.863 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.909 degrees. |
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