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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 Coyote Wells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coyote Wells 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 Coyote Wells:
- 32.738671, -115.967512
- 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 Coyote Wells
- 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 Coyote Wells is near San Diego County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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 Coyote Wells
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coyote Wells ...
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.
- Boulder Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder Park is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
- Boulevard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dixieland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dixieland is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
- Edgar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edgar is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Mesquite Oasis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mesquite Oasis is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Oasis
- Mount Signal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Signal is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Signal
- Palm Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palm Grove is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Plaster City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plaster City is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaster City
How Far From Coyote Wells 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 Coyote Wells to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coyote Wells and extending to:
- El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Coyote Wells to El Centro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,203 miles [3,545.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 126 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,594 miles [12,221.4 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 8,362 miles [13,457.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Coyote Wells) 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 Coyote Wells 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 Coyote Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7387, Longitude: -115.9675 In this case, the coordinates for Coyote Wells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.167 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.525 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.314 degrees. |
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