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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 Corral De Piedra, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corral De Piedra 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 Corral De Piedra:
- 35.196364, -120.574891
- 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 Corral De Piedra
- 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 Corral De Piedra is near Santa Barbara County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo 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 Corral De Piedra
Communities Also Named Corral De Piedra ...
We found one communities that are also named Corral De Piedra.
Within California, the name Corral De Piedra is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Corral De Piedra in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- Although located in Rio Arriba County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Arriba County community of Corral De Piedra.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corral De Piedra ...
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.
- Edna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Fairoaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Grover Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Halcyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Halcyon is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Miles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miles is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Reeds ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Shell Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Springs is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Springs
How Far From Corral De Piedra 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 Corral De Piedra to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Corral De Piedra and extending to:
- San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Corral De Piedra to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,390 miles [3,846.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,545 miles [12,142.5 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 8,314 miles [13,380.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,333 miles [10,192 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Corral De Piedra) 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 Corral De Piedra 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 Corral De Piedra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1964, Longitude: -120.5749 In this case, the coordinates for Corral De Piedra have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.344 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.773 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.021 degrees. |
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