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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 Coronado, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coronado 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 Coronado:
- 32.691572, -117.176598
- 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 Coronado
- 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- 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 Coronado
Communities Also Named Coronado ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Coronado.
Within California, the name Coronado is unique.
Beyond California, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Coronado lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<1> to the north of the Coronado that is located in San Diego County.
- Arizona
- Graham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Coronado [Graham County].
- Pima County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Coronado [Pima County].
- Colorado
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Coronado [Adams County].
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Coronado [Arapahoe County].
- Florida
- Volusia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Coronado [Volusia County].
- Kansas
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Coronado [Sedgwick County].
- Wichita County
- This Coronado is located in Wichita County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coronado that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wichita County community of Coronado.
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Coronado [Santa Fe County].
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Coronado is located in Cameron County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Coronado that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Coronado.
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Coronado [El Paso County].
- Hidalgo County
- This Coronado is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km] to the east southeast of the Coronado that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Coronado.
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This Coronado is located in Norfolk City and lies 2,321 miles [3,735.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coronado that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Coronado.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coronado ...
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.
- Emerald Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fleetridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fleetridge is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetridge
- Golden Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mission Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- National City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Normal Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
- Overlook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Overlook is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Shelltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shelltown is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelltown
- South Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Sunset Cliffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Cliffs is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cliffs
- Tent City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tent City is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
How Far From Coronado 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 city such as Coronado to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coronado and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Coronado to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,269 miles [3,651.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,396 miles [13,512.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coronado) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Coronado could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Coronado 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 Coronado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6916, Longitude: -117.1766 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.152 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.724 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.994 degrees. |
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