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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 Agnew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agnew 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 Agnew:
- 37.394908, -121.958686
- 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 Agnew
- 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 Santa Clara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
- Since Agnew is near Alameda County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Agnew
Communities Also Named Agnew ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Agnew.
Within California, the name Agnew is unique.
Beyond California, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Agnew, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Agnew [Marion County].
- Illinois
- Whiteside County
- This Agnew is located in Whiteside County and lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Agnew that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Agnew.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Ottawa County
- This Agnew is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,911 miles [3,075.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Agnew that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Agnew.
- Nebraska
- Lancaster County
- This Agnew is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Agnew that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Agnew.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Agnew [Allegheny County].
- Beaver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Agnew [Beaver County].
- Washington
- Clallam County
- This Agnew is located in Clallam County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<2> to the north of the Agnew that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Agnew.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Agnew is located in Fayette County and lies 2,209 miles [3,555 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Agnew that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Agnew.
- Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Agnew [Ashland County].
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 8,806 miles [14,171.9 km]<2> to the west
- Open a Google Map centered on Agnew
Curious and Interesting Names Near Agnew ...
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.
- Alum Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blossom Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blossom Valley is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Valley
- Castro City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
- Champagne Fountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chinatown is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- College Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Drawbridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fruitdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenmeadow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenmeadow is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmeadow
- Meadow Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadow Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Snoboy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snoboy is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoboy
- Willow Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Agnew 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 Agnew to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Agnew and extending to:
- San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Agnew to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,416 miles [3,888.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 7,431 miles [11,959 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 8,198 miles [13,193.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Agnew could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Agnew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Agnew 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 Agnew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3949, Longitude: -121.9587 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.774 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.619 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.881 degrees. |
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