Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Agnew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agnew and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Agnew
- 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 Agnew:
- 37.394908, -121.958686
- 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 Agnew
- 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 Santa Clara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
- Since Agnew is near Alameda County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alameda County
- eBird sighting report for San Mateo 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 Agnew ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Agnew.
Within California, the name Agnew is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Agnew, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Illinois
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Agnew [Allegheny County].
- Beaver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Agnew [Beaver County].
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 8,806 miles [14,171.9 km]<2> to the west
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Agnew ...
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.
- Alum Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
- Blossom Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Valley
- Blossom Valley is located in Santa Clara County
- Castro City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castro City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
- Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
- Champagne Fountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
- Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Drawbridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
- Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
- Former name for Drawbridge:
- Saline City
- Fruitdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
- Greenmeadow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenmeadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmeadow
- Greenmeadow is located in Santa Clara County
- Meadow Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Santa Clara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,030 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
- Snoboy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Willow Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Santa Clara County
How Far From Agnew 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 Agnew to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Agnew and extending to:
- San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Agnew to Sacramento, 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 2,416 miles [3,888.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,431 miles [11,959 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 8,198 miles [13,193.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Agnew. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Agnew 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Agnew) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Agnew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3949, Longitude: -121.9587 |
| <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 Agnew 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 339.774 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.619 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.881 degrees. |