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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 Doghouse Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doghouse Junction 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 Doghouse Junction:
- 32.600336, -116.841132
- 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 Doghouse Junction
- 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 Doghouse Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Doghouse Junction ...
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.
- Bonita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Castle Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Castle Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
- Cockatoo Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cockatoo Grove is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockatoo Grove
- Crest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crest is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Engineer Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Engineer Springs is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engineer Springs
- Fruitdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fruitdale is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Granite Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Granite Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
- Harbor Side
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harbor Side is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Side
- Homelands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homelands is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelands
- Indian Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Lemon Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Helix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Helix is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helix
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Palm City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palm City is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm City
- Paradise Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sunny Vista is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Vista
- Sunnyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Tecate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Doghouse Junction 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 Doghouse Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Doghouse Junction and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Doghouse Junction to San Diego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 488 miles [785.4 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,254 miles [3,627.5 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 7,625 miles [12,271.2 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 8,393 miles [13,507.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,361 miles [10,237 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Doghouse Junction) 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 Doghouse Junction 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 Doghouse Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6003, Longitude: -116.8411 In this case, the coordinates for Doghouse Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.861 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.362 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.802 degrees. |
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