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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 Wallstreet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wallstreet 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 Wallstreet:
- 40.039509, -105.392899
- 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 Wallstreet
- 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 Boulder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Since Wallstreet is near Jefferson County and also Gilpin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilpin 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 Wallstreet
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallstreet ...
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.
- Gold Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gold Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gold Run is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Run
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain Meadows is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
- Seven Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Hills is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Silver Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Spruce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Spruce is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spruce
- Sugarloaf
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sugarloaf is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Summerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summerville is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunshine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Switzerland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Switzerland Park is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland Park
- Tall Timber
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tall Timber is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timber
How Far From Wallstreet 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 Wallstreet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wallstreet and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Wallstreet to Denver, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,507 miles [2,425.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,630 miles [12,279.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wallstreet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wallstreet 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 Wallstreet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0395, Longitude: -105.3929 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.86 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.46 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.158 degrees. |
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