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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 Canada De Pala, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canada De Pala 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 Canada De Pala:
- 37.344940, -121.701615
- 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 Pala
- 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 Pala is near Alameda County and also Santa Cruz County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz 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 Pala
Curious and Interesting Names Near Canada De Pala ...
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.
- Alum Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Chinatown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chinatown is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- College Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- College Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Coyote
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edenvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edenvale is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lick is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick
- Robertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Seven Trees
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
- Willow Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Glen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Canada De Pala 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 Canada De Pala to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Canada De Pala and extending to:
- San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Canada De Pala to San Jose, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,429 miles [11,955.8 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 8,196 miles [13,190.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canada De Pala) 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 Canada De Pala 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 Canada De Pala. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3449, Longitude: -121.7016 In this case, the coordinates for Canada De Pala have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.348 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.724 degrees. |
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