Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cienega Del Gabilan:
  • 36.741627, -121.484385
  • 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 Cienega Del Gabilan

• 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 Benito County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Benito County
  • Since Cienega Del Gabilan is near Monterey County and also Santa Clara 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 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 Cienega Del Gabilan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cienega Del Gabilan ...

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.

• Aromas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Aromas is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aromas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aromas <1>
• Cooper
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cooper is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Corporal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Corporal is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corporal
• Cottage Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottage Corners is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Corners
• Creekside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Creekside is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Morse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Morse is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
• Natividad
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Natividad is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
• Prunedale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Prunedale is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunedale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prunedale <1>
• Spreckels
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spreckels is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spreckels <1>
• Spreckels Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Spreckels Junction is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels Junction
• Vineyard ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Vineyard is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

How Far From Cienega Del Gabilan 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 Cienega Del Gabilan to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cienega Del Gabilan and extending to:

• Hollister, which is the Seat of San Benito County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Cienega Del Gabilan to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,404 miles [3,868.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,464 miles [12,012.1 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 8,232 miles [13,248.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'