Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cholame:
  • 35.800798, -120.317927
  • 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 Cholame

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey County
  • Since Cholame is near San Luis Obispo County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kings 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 Cholame

Communities Also Named Cholame ...

We found one communities that are also named Cholame.

There is one other community in California that is also named Cholame.

Beyond California.

• Communities Located In California ...
  • San Luis Obispo County
    • This Cholame is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cholame that is located in Monterey County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Cholame.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cholame ...

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.

• Dove ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
• Eaglet ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
• Garden Farms
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Farms is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
• Henry
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Kecks Corner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kecks Corner is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Corner
• Murray
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Murray is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
• Navajo ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Navajo is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
• Reef Station
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reef Station is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reef Station
• Union
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Cholame 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 Cholame to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cholame and extending to:

• Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Cholame to Salinas, 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.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 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 8,269 miles [13,307.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'