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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 Cambria Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cambria Pines and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cambria Pines:
    • 35.567471, -121.094081
    • 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 Cambria Pines
  • 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 Cambria Pines ...

We found one communities that share the name Cambria Pines.

Within California, the name Cambria Pines is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Cambria Pines in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Cambria Pines is located in Salt Lake County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cambria Pines that is located in San Luis Obispo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Cambria Pines.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cambria Pines ...

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.

  • Bee Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
    • Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Dove ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
    • Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Eaglet ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaglet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
    • Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Goldtree
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldtree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtree
    • Goldtree is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Happy Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
    • Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Henry
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Lodge Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hill
    • Lodge Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Park Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
    • Park Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Tin City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
    • Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County

How Far From Cambria Pines 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 Cambria Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cambria Pines and extending to:

  • San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cambria Pines to San Luis Obispo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,409 miles [3,876.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,532 miles [12,121.6 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 8,300 miles [13,357.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cambria Pines. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cambria Pines) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cambria Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5675, Longitude: -121.0941       In this case, the coordinates for Cambria Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Cambria Pines to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.829 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.383 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.338 degrees.









 

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