Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Foothills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Foothills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Foothills

• 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 East Foothills:
  • 37.381409, -121.817722
  • 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 East Foothills

• 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 Santa Clara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
  • Since East Foothills is near Alameda County and also Santa Cruz County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz 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 East Foothills

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Foothills ...

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.

• Alum Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alum Rock
  • From East Foothills to Alum Rock
• Chinatown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chinatown is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
• College Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • College Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Edenvale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Edenvale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
• Evergreen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Fruitdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitdale is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fruitdale
  • From East Foothills to Fruitdale
• Lick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lick is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick
• Meridian
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Meridian is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Robertsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
• Seven Trees
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Seven Trees
  • From East Foothills to Seven Trees
• Willow Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Glen is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in East Foothills and extending to:

• San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from East Foothills to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>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 2,409 miles [3,876.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,429 miles [11,955.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,196 miles [13,190.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'