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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 Willow Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Park 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 Willow Park:
- 39.686111, -104.814444
- 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 Willow Park
- 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 Arapahoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
- Since Willow Park 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 Willow Park
Communities Also Named Willow Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Willow Park.
Within Colorado, the name Willow Park is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Willow Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Parker County
- This Willow Park is located in Parker County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the southeast of the Willow Park that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Willow Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Park ...
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.
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centrepoint
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Centrepoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrepoint
- Friendly Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Harbor Pointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harbor Pointe is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pointe
- Havana Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Heather Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heather Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
- Highpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highpoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Meadow Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Hills is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Pheasant Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pheasant Run is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Piney Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sableridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Settlers Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Seven Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Hills is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Side Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Side Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Creek
- Spring Creek Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek Meadows is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Meadows
- Summer Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Lake is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Lake
- Summer Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Valley is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Valley
- Sundown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sundown is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Tollgate
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
How Far From Willow Park 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 Willow Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Park and extending to:
- Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Park to Littleton, with an average speed<3> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,479 miles [2,380.2 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 58 days and walking would take 84 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 northeast (NE).<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> | 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- Willow Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Willow Park 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 Willow Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6861, Longitude: -104.8144 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.395 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.877 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.882 degrees. |
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