Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Canada De Los Capitancillos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canada De Los Capitancillos and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Canada De Los Capitancillos

• 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 Canada De Los Capitancillos:
  • 37.229389, -121.893566
  • 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 Canada De Los Capitancillos

• 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 Clara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
  • Since Canada De Los Capitancillos is near Santa Cruz County and also Alameda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda 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 Canada De Los Capitancillos

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canada De Los Capitancillos ...

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.

• Edenvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Edenvale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
• English Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • English Town is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
• Fruitdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
• Greystone ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
• Guadalupe ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
• Holy City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
• Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lick is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick
• Robertsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
• Seven Trees
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
• Twin Creeks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Creeks is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
• Willow Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Willow Glen is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

How Far From Canada De Los Capitancillos to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Canada De Los Capitancillos to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Canada De Los Capitancillos and extending to:

• San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies just to the North.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Canada De Los Capitancillos to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,416 miles [3,888.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,440 miles [11,973.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,207 miles [13,207.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'