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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 Chualar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chualar 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 Chualar:
- 36.569610, -121.517688
- 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 Chualar
- 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 Chualar is near San Benito County and also Santa Clara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Benito County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara 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 Chualar
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chualar ...
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.
- Cooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Creekside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Creekside is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Dean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dean is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Jamesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jamesburg is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Natividad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Spreckels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spreckels Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spreckels Junction is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels Junction
- Vineyard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
How Far From Chualar to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chualar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chualar and extending to:
- Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chualar to Salinas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 138 miles [222.1 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,410 miles [3,878.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,476 miles [12,031.5 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 8,243 miles [13,265.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chualar) 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 Chualar 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 Chualar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5696, Longitude: -121.5177 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.308 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.015 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.606 degrees. |
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