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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 Windy Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windy 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 Windy Hills:
- 39.485600, -104.687600
- 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 Windy 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Windy Hills is near Elbert County and also Arapahoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe 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 Windy Hills
Communities Also Named Windy Hills ...
We found four communities that are also named Windy Hills.
Within Colorado, the name Windy Hills is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Windy Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 1,534 miles [2,468.7 km]<1> to the east of the Windy Hills that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Windy Hills.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Windy Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the east of the Windy Hills that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Windy Hills.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg County
- This Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<1> to the east of the Windy Hills that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Windy Hills.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Windy Hills is located in Greene County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<1> to the east of the Windy Hills that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Windy Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windy 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.
- Burning Tree Ranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burning Tree Ranch is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree Ranch
- Cottonwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Foxfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foxfield is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Franktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hidden Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Richlawn Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richlawn Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn Hills
- Saddlebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saddlebrook is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook
- Stonegate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Village Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Village Pines is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
How Far From Windy Hills 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 Windy Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windy Hills and extending to:
- Castle Rock, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Windy Hills to Castle Rock, 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,474 miles [2,372.2 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 6,878 miles [11,069.1 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 7,640 miles [12,295.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windy Hills) 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 Windy 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 Windy Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4856, Longitude: -104.6876 In this case, the coordinates for Windy Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.281 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.723 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.835 degrees. |
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