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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 Cosy Dell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cosy Dell 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 Cosy Dell:
- 34.278894, -117.453661
- 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 Cosy Dell
- 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 Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since Cosy Dell is near Los Angeles County and also Riverside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside 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 Cosy Dell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cosy Dell ...
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.
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Crestline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Devil Canyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Devil Canyon is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Canyon
- Grapeland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- High Country
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- High Country is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Country
- Mountain Top Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top Junction is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top Junction
- Scotland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Skyland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Skyland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Summit Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summit Terrace is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Terrace
- University Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Valley of Enchantment
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valley of Enchantment is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley of Enchantment
- Walnut Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Cosy Dell 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 Cosy Dell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cosy Dell and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cosy Dell to San Bernardino, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,244 miles [3,611.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,534 miles [12,124.8 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 8,303 miles [13,362.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cosy Dell) 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 Cosy Dell 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 Cosy Dell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2789, Longitude: -117.4537 In this case, the coordinates for Cosy Dell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.619 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.403 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.178 degrees. |
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