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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 Boal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boal 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 Boal:
- 32.613666, -117.089195
- 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 Boal
- 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 Boal
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boal ...
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.
- Bonita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Castle Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
- Fruitdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fruitdale is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Harbor Side
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harbor Side is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Side
- Imperial Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- National City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palm City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palm City is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm City
- Paradise Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paradise Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Shelltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shelltown is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelltown
- Sunny Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Vista is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Vista
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Boal 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 Boal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Boal and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Boal to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 28 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,267 miles [3,648.4 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 7,630 miles [12,279.3 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 8,398 miles [13,515.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 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' (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- Boal) 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 Boal 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 Boal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6137, Longitude: -117.0892 In this case, the coordinates for Boal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.068 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.615 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.943 degrees. |
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