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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 Westminster Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westminster Hills 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 Westminster Hills:
- 39.845000, -105.045833
- 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 Westminster Hills
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Westminster Hills is near Jefferson County and also Broomfield 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 Broomfield 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 Westminster Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westminster Hills ...
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.
- Cotton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Far Horizon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Far Horizon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Horizon
- Federal Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hackberry Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hackberry Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry Hills
- Harris Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harris Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Park
- Hidden Creek Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hidden Creek Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek Park
- Hidden Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Holiday Hills Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Arbor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Arbor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arbor
- Lakecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakecrest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
- Scenic Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scenic Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
- Skyline Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Skyline Vista is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Vista
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sunset Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Sunstream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
- Twin Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Utah Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Utah Junction is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah Junction
- Wandering View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wandering View is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandering View
- Wood Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Westminster Hills 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 Westminster Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Westminster Hills and extending to:
- Brighton, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westminster Hills to Brighton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,490 miles [2,397.9 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 6,868 miles [11,053 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 7,631 miles [12,280.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,562 miles [8,951.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westminster Hills) 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 Westminster Hills 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 Westminster Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8450, Longitude: -105.0458 In this case, the coordinates for Westminster Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.582 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.114 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.99 degrees. |
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