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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 Devonshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devonshire 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 Devonshire:
    • 37.501326, -122.283857
    • 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 Devonshire
  • 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 Mateo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo County
    • Since Devonshire is near Santa Clara County and also Alameda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda 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 Devonshire

Communities Also Named Devonshire ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Devonshire.

Within California, the name Devonshire is unique.

Beyond California, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Devonshire is located in New Castle County and lies 2,496 miles [4,016.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Devonshire that is located in San Mateo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Devonshire.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Devonshire is located in Clayton County and lies 2,136 miles [3,437.6 km]<1> to the east of the Devonshire that is located in San Mateo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Devonshire.
      • Fulton County
      • This Devonshire is located in Fulton County and lies 2,127 miles [3,423.1 km] to the east of the Devonshire that is located in San Mateo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Devonshire.
      • Paulding County
      • This Devonshire is located in Paulding County and lies 2,105 miles [3,387.7 km] to the east of the Devonshire that is located in San Mateo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Devonshire.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Devonshire [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • Marion County
      • This Devonshire is located in Marion County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Devonshire that is located in San Mateo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Devonshire.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Devonshire is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 2,450 miles [3,942.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Devonshire that is located in San Mateo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Devonshire.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Devonshire is located in Atlantic County and lies 2,546 miles [4,097.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Devonshire that is located in San Mateo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Devonshire.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Devonshire is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 2,296 miles [3,695.1 km]<1> to the east of the Devonshire that is located in San Mateo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Devonshire.
    • Ontario
      • This Devonshire lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Devonshire that is located in San Mateo County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Devonshire is located in Anderson County and lies 2,207 miles [3,551.8 km]<1> to the east of the Devonshire that is located in San Mateo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Devonshire.
      • York County
      • This Devonshire is located in York County and lies 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km] to the east of the Devonshire that is located in San Mateo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Devonshire.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Devonshire is located in Prince William County and lies 2,417 miles [3,889.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Devonshire that is located in San Mateo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Devonshire.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Devonshire ...

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.

  • Emerald Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Emerald Lake is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake
  • Emerald Lake Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Emerald Lake Hills is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake Hills
  • Fair Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Farm Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Farm Hills is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hills
  • Grabtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grabtown is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabtown
  • Park Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Forest is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • University Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • University Heights is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • Vintage Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vintage Oaks is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks
  • Woodside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Woodside Glens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodside Glens is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Glens
  • Woodside Highlands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Woodside Highlands is located in San Mateo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Highlands

How Far From Devonshire 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 Devonshire to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Redwood City, which is the Seat of San Mateo County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Devonshire to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,431 miles [3,912.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 139 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,430 miles [11,957.4 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 8,197 miles [13,191.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Devonshire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Devonshire 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.
<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 Devonshire 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 Devonshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5013, Longitude: -122.2839       In this case, the coordinates for Devonshire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.06 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.97 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.081 degrees.