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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 Devil Canyon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devil Canyon 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 Devil Canyon:
- 34.197786, -117.332545
- 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 Devil Canyon
- 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 Devil Canyon is near Riverside County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Devil Canyon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Devil Canyon ...
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.
- Amber Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amber Hills is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Hills
- Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Blue Jay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cosy Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cosy Dell is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosy Dell
- Cottage Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Gardens
- Crest Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crestline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Park is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Grapeland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Harlem Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lake Arrowhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skyland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Twin Peaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- University Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Valley Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Gardens
- Valley of Enchantment
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley of Enchantment is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley of Enchantment
- Walnut Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Warm Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warm Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
How Far From Devil Canyon 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 Devil Canyon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Devil Canyon and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Devil Canyon to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>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 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,240 miles [3,604.9 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 7,536 miles [12,128 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 8,305 miles [13,365.6 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' (or 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- Devil Canyon) 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 Devil Canyon 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 Devil Canyon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1978, Longitude: -117.3325 In this case, the coordinates for Devil Canyon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.507 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.262 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.108 degrees. |
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