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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 De Anza Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to De Anza Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 De Anza Village:
    • 33.988347, -117.453381
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on De Anza Village
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named De Anza Village ...

We found one communities that share the name De Anza Village.

Within California, the name De Anza Village is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named De Anza Village in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This De Anza Village is located in Cochise County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the De Anza Village that is located in Riverside County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of De Anza Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near De Anza Village ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
    • Belltown is located in Riverside County
  • Casa Blanca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
    • Casa Blanca is located in Riverside County
  • Champagne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champagne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
    • Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
  • Creekside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in San Bernardino County
  • Grand Terrace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Highgrove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
    • Highgrove is located in Riverside County
  • Home Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
    • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
  • Kaiser
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaiser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
    • Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
  • May
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Riverside County
  • Riverside Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
    • Riverside Junction is located in Riverside County
  • Sunnyslope
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
    • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County

How Far From De Anza Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as De Anza Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in De Anza Village and extending to:

  • Riverside, which is the Seat of Riverside County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from De Anza Village 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 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,251 miles [3,622.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,552 miles [12,153.8 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 8,321 miles [13,391.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for De Anza Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- De Anza Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in De Anza Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9883, Longitude: -117.4534       In this case, the coordinates for De Anza Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 De Anza Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.576 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.332 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.175 degrees.









 

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