Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Callender, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Callender and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Callender
- 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 Callender:
- 35.052203, -120.591027
- 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 Callender
- 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 San Luis Obispo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- Since Callender is near Santa Barbara County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara 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 Callender ...
We found three communities that share the name Callender.
Within California, the name Callender is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Callender #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=35.052203&lon=-120.591027&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Callender.
- Iowa
- Tennessee
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near Callender ...
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.
- Bragur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Fairoaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Grover Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Beach
- Grover Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover Beach <4>
- Guadalupe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Barbara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <4>
- Gum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Halcyon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Reeds ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Shell Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Shell Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Beach <4>
How Far From Callender 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 Callender to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Callender and extending to:
- San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Callender to San Luis Obispo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,555 miles [12,158.6 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 8,323 miles [13,394.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Callender. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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- Callender) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Callender. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0522, Longitude: -120.5910 |
| <2> | 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 Callender, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Callender 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 338.339 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.759 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.028 degrees. |