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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 Wellington Downs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellington Downs 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 Wellington Downs:
- 39.807222, -105.057778
- 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 Wellington Downs
- 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 Wellington Downs 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 Wellington Downs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellington Downs ...
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.
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Far Horizon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hackberry Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
- Harris Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harris Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
- Hidden Creek Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
- Hidden Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Lake Arbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Park Slope
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Slope is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Scenic Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Skyline Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline Vista is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Vista
- Twin Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Utah Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Utah Junction is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah Junction
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wood Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Wellington Downs 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 Wellington Downs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wellington Downs and extending to:
- Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wellington Downs to Golden, 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 southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,491 miles [2,399.5 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 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 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 7,633 miles [12,284.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellington Downs) 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 Wellington Downs 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 Wellington Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8072, Longitude: -105.0578 In this case, the coordinates for Wellington Downs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.588 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.117 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.001 degrees. |
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