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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Cambria Pines
- 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 Luis Obispo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- Since Cambria Pines is near Monterey County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey 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 Cambria Pines
Communities Also Named Cambria Pines ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
- Dove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Eaglet ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
- Goldtree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goldtree is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtree
- Happy Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Lodge Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lodge Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hill
- Park Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Tin City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cambria Pines) 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 Cambria Pines 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.829 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.338 degrees. |
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