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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 Coolidge Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coolidge Springs 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 Coolidge Springs:
- 33.394589, -116.05041
- 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 Coolidge Springs
- 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 Imperial County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Imperial County
- Since Coolidge Springs is near Riverside County and also San Diego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- 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 Coolidge Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coolidge Springs ...
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.
- Desert Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Desert Beach is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Beach
- Desert Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Desert Camp is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Camp
- Desert Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Desert Shores is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Shores
- Martinez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oasis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Squeaky Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Squeaky Springs is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squeaky Springs
- Truckhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Truckhaven is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckhaven
- Valerie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valerie is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valerie
How Far From Coolidge Springs 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 Coolidge Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Coolidge Springs and extending to:
- El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coolidge Springs to El Centro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 2,191 miles [3,526.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,555 miles [12,158.6 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 8,324 miles [13,396.2 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 northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Coolidge Springs) 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 Coolidge Springs 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 Coolidge Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3946, Longitude: -116.0504 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.337 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.781 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.369 degrees. |
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