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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Adela, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adela and the surrounding area.
- 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 Adela:
- 37.789386, -120.863356
- 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 Adela
- 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 Stanislaus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stanislaus County
- Since Adela is near San Joaquin County and also Calaveras County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Joaquin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calaveras 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 Adela
Communities Also Named Adela ...
We found three communities that are also named Adela.
Within California, the name Adela is unique.
Beyond California.
While we haven't found any other communities named Adela in either the United States or Canada, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Argentina
- Distance: 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km]<1> to the southeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Adela
- Philippines
- Distance: 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km]<1> to the west northwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Adela
- Portugal
- Distance: 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Adela
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adela ...
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.
- Arnold ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Claus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claus is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claus
- Empire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eugene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eugene is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Knights Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riverbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Home is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Home
- Van Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Van Allen is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen
How Far From Adela 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 Adela to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adela and extending to:
- Modesto, which is the Seat of Stanislaus County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Adela to Modesto, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,384 miles [11,883.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,152 miles [13,119.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adela) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Adela to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adela. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7894, Longitude: -120.8634 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.896 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.582 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.212 degrees. |
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