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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 Eagles Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagles Nest 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 Eagles Nest:
    • 33.288093, -116.594185
    • 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 Eagles Nest
  • 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
    • Since Eagles Nest is near Riverside County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside 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 Eagles Nest

Communities Also Named Eagles Nest ...

We found seven communities that are also named Eagles Nest.

Within California, the name Eagles Nest is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Eagle County
      • This Eagles Nest is located in Eagle County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eagles Nest that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Eagles Nest.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Eagles Nest is located in Kent County and lies 2,303 miles [3,706.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagles Nest that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Eagles Nest.
    • Michigan
      • Menominee County
      • This Eagles Nest is located in Menominee County and lies 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eagles Nest that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Eagles Nest.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Eagles Nest is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,619 miles [2,605.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eagles Nest that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Eagles Nest.
    • Mississippi
      • Coahoma County
      • This Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<1> to the east of the Eagles Nest that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Eagles Nest.
    • Ontario
      • This Eagles Nest lies 2,016 miles [3,244.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eagles Nest that is located in San Diego County.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Eagles Nest is located in Stafford County and lies 2,194 miles [3,530.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagles Nest that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Eagles Nest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagles Nest ...

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.

  • Desert Lodge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Desert Lodge is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Lodge
  • Hellhole Palms
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hellhole Palms is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellhole Palms
  • Julian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pinyon Pines
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pinyon Pines is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinyon Pines
  • Ribbonwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ribbonwood is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribbonwood
  • Scissors Crossing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Scissors Crossing is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissors Crossing
  • Stonewall ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Stonewall is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Whispering Pines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Whispering Pines is located in San Diego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Eagles Nest to ...

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

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

  • San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eagles Nest to San Diego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 456 miles [733.9 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 2,223 miles [3,577.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 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 8,344 miles [13,428.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eagles Nest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Eagles Nest 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 Eagles Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2881, Longitude: -116.5942       In this case, the coordinates for Eagles Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.765 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.295 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.675 degrees.