Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lincoln Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lincoln Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lincoln Hills
- 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 Lincoln Hills:
- 39.922487, -105.458329
- 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 Lincoln 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 Gilpin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gilpin County
- Since Lincoln Hills is near Boulder County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boulder 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
Communities Also Named Lincoln Hills ...
We found four communities that share the name Lincoln Hills.
Within Colorado, the name Lincoln Hills is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lincoln Hills that is located in Gilpin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Lincoln Hills.
- Illinois
- Adams County
- This Lincoln Hills is located in Adams County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the east of the Lincoln Hills that is located in Gilpin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Lincoln Hills.
- DuPage 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 Illinois community of Lincoln Hills [DuPage County].
- Indiana
- Porter County
- This Lincoln Hills is located in Porter County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln Hills that is located in Gilpin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Lincoln Hills.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincoln 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.
- Coal Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Copperdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperdale
- Copperdale is located in Boulder County
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Crescent Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Village
- Crescent Village is located in Boulder County
- Nederland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- 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 <4>
- Silver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Boulder County
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Switzerland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzerland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland Park
- Switzerland Park is located in Boulder County
- Tungsten ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Twin Spruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Whispering Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pine
- Whispering Pine is located in Boulder County
- Wideawake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Wondervu
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Lincoln Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lincoln Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lincoln Hills and extending to:
- Central City, which is the Seat of Gilpin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lincoln Hills to Central City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,511 miles [2,431.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,639 miles [12,293.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lincoln Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gilpin County: www.co.gilpin.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lincoln Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincoln Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9225, Longitude: -105.4583 In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Lincoln Hills 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> | 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. |
| <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 Lincoln Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.898 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.493 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.207 degrees. |