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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 West Denver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Denver 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 West Denver:
- 39.74059, -105.025363
- 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 West Denver
- 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 Denver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denver County
- Since West Denver is near Jefferson County and also Adams 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 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 West Denver
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Denver ...
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.
- Bear Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bear Valley is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Cherry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Daniels Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Daniels Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Garden
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Green Gables
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Gables is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Green Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hidden Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Paramount Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paramount Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount Heights
- Park Slope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Park Slope is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Ruby Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ruby Hill is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Hill
- Scenic Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- University Park is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Utah Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Utah Junction is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah Junction
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From West Denver 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 West Denver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Denver and extending to:
- Denver, which is the Seat of Denver County, lies just to the East.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from West Denver to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 85 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 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 7,636 miles [12,289 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Denver) 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 West Denver 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 West Denver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7406, Longitude: -105.0254 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.557 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.074 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.99 degrees. |
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