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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 Denver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to 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 Denver:
- 40.290601, -91.107084
- 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 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Denver is near Adams County and also McDonough 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 McDonough 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 Denver
Communities Also Named Denver ...
We found 26 communities that are also named Denver.
Within Illinois, the name Denver is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of 26 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- This Denver is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Denver.
- Arkansas
- Carroll County
- This Denver is located in Carroll County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Denver.
- Colorado
- Denver County
- This Denver is located in Denver County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the west of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denver County community of Denver.
- Florida
- Putnam County
- This Denver is located in Putnam County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Denver.
- Georgia
- Heard County
- This Denver is located in Heard County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Heard County community of Denver.
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This Denver is located in Idaho County and lies 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Denver.
- Indiana
- Miami County
- This Denver is located in Miami County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the east of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Denver.
- Iowa
- Bremer County
- This Denver is located in Bremer County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bremer County community of Denver.
- Kentucky
- Johnson County
- This Denver is located in Johnson County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Denver.
- Michigan
- Isabella County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Denver [Isabella County].
- Newaygo County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Newaygo County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Denver.
- Missouri
- Worth County
- This Denver is located in Worth County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the west of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Denver.
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Denver is located in Delaware County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Denver.
- North Carolina
- Lincoln County
- This Denver is located in Lincoln County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Denver.
- Nova Scotia
- This Denver lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- Ohio
- Ross County
- This Denver is located in Ross County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the east of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Denver.
- Wood County
- This Denver is located in Wood County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Denver.
- Oklahoma
- Cleveland County
- This Denver is located in Cleveland County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Denver.
- Oregon
- Clatsop County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Denver [Clatsop County].
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Denver is located in Lancaster County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the east of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Denver.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Denver is located in Anderson County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the southeast of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Denver.
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Denver [Cannon County].
- Humphreys County
- This Denver is located in Humphreys County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Denver.
- Texas
- Montague County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Denver [Montague County].
- West Virginia
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Denver [Marshall County].
- Preston County
- This Denver is located in Preston County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the east of the Denver that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Denver.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chili
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Elderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elderville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Ferris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Golden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Denver 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 Denver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Denver and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Denver to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Denver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Denver could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Denver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 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 Denver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2906, Longitude: -91.1071 In this case, the coordinates for Denver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.733 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.74 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.697 degrees. |
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