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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 Eberly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eberly 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 Eberly:
    • 37.572435, -121.993294
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Eberly
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Eberly ...

We found one communities that share the name Eberly.

Within California, the name Eberly is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Eberly in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Wood County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Eberly.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eberly ...

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.

  • Carpenter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Alameda County
  • Castro Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherryland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryland
    • Cherryland is located in Alameda County
  • Drawbridge ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawbridge
    • Drawbridge is located in Alameda County
    • Former name for Drawbridge:
    • Saline City
  • Dublin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Elliot ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Elliot is located in Alameda County
  • Farwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Farwell is located in Alameda County
  • Hall Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Station
    • Hall Station is located in Alameda County
  • Mallard ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
    • Mallard is located in Alameda County
  • Ravenswood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • Ravenswood is located in San Mateo County
  • Snoboy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snoboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoboy
    • Snoboy is located in Alameda County
  • Union City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Alameda County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
    • Former name for Union City:
    • Decoto
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Eberly and extending to:

  • Oakland, which is the Seat of Alameda County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eberly to Oakland, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,415 miles [3,886.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,420 miles [11,941.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,187 miles [13,175.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eberly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eberly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Eberly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eberly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5724, Longitude: -121.9933       In this case, the coordinates for Eberly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Eberly to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.822 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.686 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.903 degrees.









 

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