Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blossom Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blossom Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blossom Valley
- 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 Blossom Valley:
- 32.863939, -116.860580
- 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 Blossom Valley
- 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:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Blossom Valley ...
We found two communities that share the name Blossom Valley.
There is one other community in California which is also named Blossom Valley.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Blossom Valley in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Santa Clara County
- This Blossom Valley is located in Santa Clara County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blossom Valley that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Blossom Valley.
- Santa Clara County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Blossom Valley [Lancaster County].
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blossom Valley ...
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.
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in San Diego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <3>
- Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Eucalyptus Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucalyptus Hills
- Eucalyptus Hills is located in San Diego County
- Glenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Glenview is located in San Diego County
- Granite Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
- Granite Hills is located in San Diego County
- Johnstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Winter Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
- Winter Gardens is located in San Diego County
How Far From Blossom Valley 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 Blossom Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blossom Valley and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blossom Valley to San Diego, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 472 miles [759.6 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 2,248 miles [3,617.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,609 miles [12,245.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,377 miles [13,481.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blossom Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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- Blossom Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blossom Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8639, Longitude: -116.8606 In this case, the coordinates for Blossom Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Blossom Valley 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Blossom Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.919 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.451 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.818 degrees. |