Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Acolita:
  • 33.071151, -115.184698
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Acolita

• 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 Imperial County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Imperial County
  • Since Acolita is near La Paz County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for La Paz 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Acolita

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acolita ...

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.

• Amos ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Amos is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
• Butlers ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Butlers is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers
• Clyde
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clyde is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Date City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Date City is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date City
• Fuller
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Fuller is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Iris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Iris is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
• Mayflower ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mayflower is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
• Mesquite
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mesquite is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
• Perrys Corner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Perrys Corner is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
• Rockwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Rockwood is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood

How Far From Acolita 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 community such as Acolita to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Acolita and extending to:

• El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Acolita to El Centro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 518 miles [833.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,153 miles [3,464.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,554 miles [12,157 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,321 miles [13,391.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'