Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Diego, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Diego and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for San Diego
- 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 San Diego:
- 32.717922, -117.153829
- 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 San Diego
- 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 San Diego ...
We found one communities that share the name San Diego.
Within California, the name San Diego is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named San Diego in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Diego ...
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.
- Emerald Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in San Diego County
- Golden Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Golden Hill is located in San Diego County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Mission Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in San Diego County
- National City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
- National City is located in San Diego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <3>
- Normal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
- Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
- Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shelltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - South Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in San Diego County
- Tent City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in San Diego County
- Shelltown
How Far From San Diego 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 city such as San Diego to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Diego and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from San Diego to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,267 miles [3,648.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,625 miles [12,271.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,393 miles [13,507.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Diego: www.sandiego.gov/
The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- San Diego) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Diego. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7179, Longitude: -117.1538 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 San Diego to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.137 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.982 degrees. |