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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 East Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Highlands 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 East Highlands:
- 34.109734, -117.170594
- 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 Highlands
- 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 East Highlands 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 East Highlands
Communities Also Named East Highlands ...
We found one communities that are also named East Highlands.
Within California, the name East Highlands is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named East Highlands in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This East Highlands is located in Muscogee County and lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km]<1> to the east of the East Highlands that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of East Highlands.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Highlands ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amber Hills is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Hills
- Cottage Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Gardens
- Crown Jewel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Jewel is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Jewel
- Garden Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garden Park is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Greensport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greensport is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensport
- Greenspot ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenspot is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspot
- Harlem Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harlem Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marigold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Smiley Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smiley Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Heights
- Sunkist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunkist is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
- University Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Warm Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warm Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
How Far From East Highlands 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 East Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Highlands and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies just to the West.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from East Highlands 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 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,538 miles [12,131.2 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 8,307 miles [13,368.8 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Highlands) 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 East Highlands 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 East Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1097, Longitude: -117.1706 In this case, the coordinates for East Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.361 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.078 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.014 degrees. |
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