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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 Del Mar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Del Mar 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 Del Mar:
- 32.959644, -117.265315
- 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 Del Mar
- 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- 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 Del Mar
Communities Also Named Del Mar ...
We found five communities that are also named Del Mar.
There is one other community in California that is also named Del Mar.
Beyond California, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Santa Cruz County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Del Mar [Santa Cruz County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Del Mar is located in Arapahoe County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<2> to the northeast of the Del Mar that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Del Mar.
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Del Mar is located in Cameron County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Del Mar that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Del Mar.
- Eastland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Del Mar [Eastland County].
- Webb County
- This Del Mar is located in Webb County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km] to the east southeast of the Del Mar that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webb County community of Del Mar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Del Mar ...
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.
- Allied Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allied Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allied Gardens
- Eden Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eden Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens
- Elfin Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elfin Forest is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfin Forest
- Fiesta Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fiesta Shores is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiesta Shores
- Five Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Grantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Harmony Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Hillcrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mission Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mission Beach is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
- Mission Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Normal Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
- Ocean Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ocean Beach is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Overlook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Overlook is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Sunset Cliffs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sunset Cliffs is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cliffs
- University City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- University City is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
How Far From Del Mar 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 city such as Del Mar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Del Mar and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Del Mar to San Diego, 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 five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,267 miles [3,648.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,613 miles [12,251.9 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 8,381 miles [13,487.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Del Mar could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Del Mar) 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 Del Mar 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 Del Mar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9596, Longitude: -117.2653 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.267 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.883 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.05 degrees. |
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