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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 Cholame, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cholame 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 Cholame:
- 35.723817, -120.296434
- 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 San Luis Obispo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- Since Cholame is near Monterey County and also Kern County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kern 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 ...
- Monterey County
- This Cholame is located in Monterey County and lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cholame that is located in San Luis Obispo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Eaglet ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
- Garden Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Farms is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Henry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Kecks Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Navajo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Navajo is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
- Reef Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reef Station is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reef Station
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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 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:
- San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cholame to San Luis Obispo, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 7,505 miles [12,078.1 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 8,274 miles [13,315.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cholame) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cholame 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 Cholame. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7238, Longitude: -120.2964 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.178 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.60 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.862 degrees. |
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