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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 Bancroft Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bancroft Point 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 Bancroft Point:
- 32.736997, -116.985582
- 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 Bancroft Point
- 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bancroft Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bancroft Point ...
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.
- Allied Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allied Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allied Gardens
- Bonita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cockatoo Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cockatoo Grove is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockatoo Grove
- Emerald Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Granite Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Homelands
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Homelands is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelands
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Lemon Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mount Helix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Helix is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helix
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- National City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Shelltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelltown is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelltown
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunny Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Vista is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Vista
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Winter Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winter Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
How Far From Bancroft Point 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 Bancroft Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bancroft Point and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bancroft Point to San Diego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 475 miles [764.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,258 miles [3,633.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,620 miles [12,263.2 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 8,388 miles [13,499.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Bancroft Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bancroft Point 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 Bancroft Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7370, Longitude: -116.9856 In this case, the coordinates for Bancroft Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.002 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.543 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.887 degrees. |
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