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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 Casa de Oro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Casa de Oro 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 Casa de Oro:
- 32.748941, -116.980860
- 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 Casa de Oro
- 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Casa de Oro
Curious and Interesting Names Near Casa de Oro ...
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.
- Allied Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allied Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allied Gardens
- Bonita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cockatoo Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cockatoo Grove is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockatoo Grove
- Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crest is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Emerald Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Glenview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Granite Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grantville is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Homelands
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Homelands is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelands
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lemon Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mount Helix
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Helix is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helix
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Paradise Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Winter Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winter Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
How Far From Casa de Oro 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 Casa de Oro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Casa de Oro and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Casa de Oro to San Diego, 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 475 miles [764.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,619 miles [12,261.6 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 8,387 miles [13,497.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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' (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- Casa de Oro) 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 Casa de Oro 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 Casa de Oro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7489, Longitude: -116.9809 In this case, the coordinates for Casa de Oro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.00 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.542 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.884 degrees. |
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