Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whispering Pine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whispering Pine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whispering Pine
- 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 Whispering Pine:
- 39.969709, -105.485830
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Whispering Pine
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Since Whispering Pine is near Gilpin County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gilpin County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whispering Pine ...
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.
- Caribou ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou is located in Boulder County
- Caribou has also been known as:
- Caribou City
- Coal Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Grand Island ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
- Grand Island is located in Boulder County
- Lincoln Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Lincoln Hills is located in Gilpin County
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Mountain Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
- Mountain Meadows is located in Boulder County
- Nederland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
- Nederland is located in Boulder County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Former names for Nederland:
- Browns Crossing
- Dayton
- Middle Boulder
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <2>
- Silver Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Boulder County
- Sugarloaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Sunset ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Switzerland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzerland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland Park
- Switzerland Park is located in Boulder County
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Wondervu
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Whispering Pine 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 Whispering Pine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Whispering Pine and extending to:
- Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whispering Pine to Boulder, with an average speed<4> 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,512 miles [2,433.3 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<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,637 miles [12,290.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whispering Pine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Whispering Pine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whispering Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9697, Longitude: -105.4858 In this case, the coordinates for Whispering Pine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Whispering Pine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.923 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.527 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.217 degrees. |