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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 Corralitos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corralitos 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 Corralitos:
- 36.988680, -121.807046
- 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 Corralitos
- 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 Santa Cruz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- Since Corralitos 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 Corralitos
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corralitos ...
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.
- Day Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Mountain Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Murphy Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy Crossing is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Crossing
- Opal Cliffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rob Roy Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rob Roy Junction is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy Junction
- Seacliff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seacliff is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacliff
- Twin Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Corralitos 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 Corralitos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Corralitos and extending to:
- Santa Cruz, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Corralitos to Santa Cruz, 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,416 miles [3,888.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,454 miles [11,996.1 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 8,222 miles [13,232 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Corralitos) 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 Corralitos 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 Corralitos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9887, Longitude: -121.8070 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.60 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.39 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.786 degrees. |
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