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Daddy's Home

Daddy's Home from directly overhead

Daddy's Home is an artwork in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,518 m. Nugget Hill stands 2,609 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is James M. Crist Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 29 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.09880, -104.94081

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • James M. Crist Park: 0.0 mi
  • Centennial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Firefighters' Park: 0.4 mi
  • Maplewood Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hummingbird Green: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • mural: 0.0 mi
  • Milavec Turtle: 1.5 mi
  • Hooked on Frederick: 1.7 mi
  • Lefthand's Compass: 9.0 mi
  • Brozovich Beacon: 9.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Colliers Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Erie Highlands: 6.4 mi
  • Grandview Open Space: 6.5 mi
  • Josephine Roche Open Space: 9.6 mi
  • Kneebone Open Space: 9.9 mi
Peaks
  • Standley Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Smith Mound: 10.4 mi
  • Riley Mound: 10.4 mi
  • Gun Barrel Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Big Owl Hill: 11.9 mi
Museums: 43
Gardens: 38
  • Second Start Community Gardens: 9.7 mi
  • Second Start Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Longmont Memorial Rose Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Boulder County Community Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Wilson Community Gardens: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Raptor Nesting Site: 20.0 mi
  • Front Porch: 20.2 mi
  • The Atoll: 21.4 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 24.3 mi
  • The Amphitheatre: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Barbeque: 17.8 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 24.4 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 24.4 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Carter Lake Swim Beach: 21.8 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 23.4 mi
  • Heron Cove: 24.5 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 24.6 mi
  • Willows Landing: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Daddy's Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nugget HillW 269°2,609 m23.3 mi
Fairview PeakW 277°2,600 m21.8 mi
South Boulder PeakWSW 242°2,598 m21.5 mi
Coal Creek PeakSW 232°2,594 m23.6 mi
Bear PeakWSW 243°2,578 m21.1 mi
Bighorn MountainW 264°2,555 m23.7 mi
Golden Age HillW 274°2,551 m22.5 mi
Porphyry MountainW 275°2,543 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3219:5220:33
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1915:5516:38

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293242485767737163503930
Precip in0.60.61.22.02.01.71.72.01.31.00.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longmont 2 ESE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7603817190

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