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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 Wheat Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wheat Ridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wheat Ridge:
    • 38.884263, -83.503280
    • 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 Wheat Ridge
  • 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 Wheat Ridge is near Brown County and also Highland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Highland 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 Wheat Ridge

Communities Also Named Wheat Ridge ...

We found two communities that are also named Wheat Ridge.

Within Ohio, the name Wheat Ridge is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Wheat Ridge is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wheat Ridge that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Wheat Ridge.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Wheat Ridge is located in Davis County and lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wheat Ridge that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Wheat Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wheat Ridge ...

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.

  • Buck Run ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Buck Run is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
  • Cherry Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
    • Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
  • Fawcett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fawcett is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
  • Louisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Louisville is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Marble Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marble Furnace is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Furnace
  • May Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Panhandle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Panhandle is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
  • Scrub Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Scrub Ridge is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrub Ridge
  • Seaman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Steam Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Steam Furnace is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Furnace
  • Tranquility
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Unity
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)

How Far From Wheat Ridge 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 Wheat Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wheat Ridge and extending to:

  • West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Wheat Ridge to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 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- Wheat Ridge) 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 Wheat Ridge 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 Wheat Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8843, Longitude: -83.5033       In this case, the coordinates for Wheat Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.803 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.895 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.516 degrees.