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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 Boulder Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boulder Creek 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 Boulder Creek:
- 37.125366, -122.122264
- 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 Boulder Creek
- 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 Cruz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- Since Boulder Creek is near Santa Clara County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara 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 Boulder Creek
Communities Also Named Boulder Creek ...
We found two communities that are also named Boulder Creek.
There is one other community in California that is also named Boulder Creek.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Boulder Creek in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Inyo County
- This Boulder Creek is located in Inyo County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the east of the Boulder Creek that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Boulder Creek.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County and lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<1> to the east of the Boulder Creek that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Boulder Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boulder Creek ...
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.
- Bonny Doon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Holy City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Spring is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Spring
- Majors
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Majors is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors
- Mission Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Springs
- Paradise Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Riverside Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Grove is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Grove
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Boulder Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Boulder Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boulder Creek and extending to:
- Santa Cruz, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boulder Creek to Santa Cruz, 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,430 miles [3,910.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,451 miles [11,991.2 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 8,218 miles [13,225.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boulder Creek) 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 Boulder Creek 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 Boulder Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1254, Longitude: -122.1223 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.882 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.98 degrees. |
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