Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Carmel Valley Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carmel Valley Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Carmel Valley Village

• 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 Carmel Valley Village:
  • 36.480987, -121.729929
  • 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 Carmel Valley Village

• 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 Monterey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Monterey County
  • Since Carmel Valley Village is near San Benito County and also Santa Cruz County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for San Benito County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carmel Valley Village ...

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.

• Carmel-by-the-Sea
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel-by-the-Sea <1>
• Creekside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Creekside is located in Monterey County
• James Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Meadows
  • James Meadows is located in Monterey County
• Jamesburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
  • Jamesburg is located in Monterey County
• Quail Meadows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadows
  • Quail Meadows is located in Monterey County
• Sand City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand City
  • Sand City is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand City <1>
• Seaside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Seaside is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <1>
• Spreckels
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels
  • Spreckels is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spreckels <1>

How Far From Carmel Valley Village 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 Carmel Valley Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Carmel Valley Village and extending to:

• Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carmel Valley Village to Salinas, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,423 miles [3,899.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,486 miles [12,047.5 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 8,253 miles [13,281.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/