Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Seminary Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seminary Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Seminary Park

• 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 Seminary Park:
  • 37.773539, -122.187745
  • 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 Seminary Park

• 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 Alameda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Alameda County
  • Since Seminary Park is near Contra Costa County and also San Francisco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
  • eBird sighting report for San Francisco 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seminary Park ...

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.

• Canyon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Canyon is located in Alameda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon <1>
• Chinatown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinatown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
  • Chinatown is located in Alameda County
• Fruitvale
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Fruitvale is located in Alameda County
  • Former names for Fruitvale:
  • Brays
  • Fruit Vale
• Grand Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
  • Grand Lake is located in Alameda County
• Havenscourt
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenscourt
  • Havenscourt is located in Alameda County
• Maxwell Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Park
  • Maxwell Park is located in Alameda County
• Rockridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge
  • Rockridge is located in Alameda County
• Trestle Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trestle Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Glen
  • Trestle Glen is located in Alameda County

How Far From Seminary Park 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 Seminary Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Seminary Park and extending to:

• Oakland, which is the Seat of Alameda County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Seminary Park to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,421 miles [3,896.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,411 miles [11,926.8 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 8,177 miles [13,159.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seminary Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/