Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in El Centro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Centro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for El Centro
- 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 El Centro:
- 32.787842, -115.561334
- 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 El Centro
- 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 Imperial County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Imperial 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named El Centro ...
We found ten communities that share the name El Centro.
Within California, the name El Centro is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of El Centro, we know of eight communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Colombia
- - Santander
- Distance: 3,215 miles [5,174 km]<1> to the east southeast
- - Cundinamarca
- Distance: 3,313 miles [5,331.8 km] to the east southeast
- Dominican Republic
- - Hato Mayor
- Distance: 2,993 miles [4,816.8 km]<1> to the east
- - Santo Domingo
- Distance: 2,982 miles [4,799.1 km] to the east
- Mexico
- Distance: 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the southeast
- Puerto Rico
- Distance: 3,193 miles [5,138.6 km]<1> to the east
- El Salvador
- Distance: 2,091 miles [3,365.1 km]<1> to the east southeast
- Venezuela
- Distance: 3,151 miles [5,071 km]<1> to the east southeast
- Colombia
Curious and Interesting Names Near El Centro ...
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.
- Citrus View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus View
- Citrus View is located in Imperial County
- Date City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date City
- Date City is located in Imperial County
- Dixieland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Edgar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Fuller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Imperial
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
- Imperial is located in Imperial County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <4>
- Mount Signal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Signal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Signal
- Mount Signal is located in Imperial County
- Perrys Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
- Perrys Corner is located in Imperial County
How Far From El Centro 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 city such as El Centro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in El Centro and extending to:
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from El Centro to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,180 miles [3,508.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,581 miles [12,200.4 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 8,348 miles [13,434.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for El Centro: www.cityofelcentro.org/
The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- El Centro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in El Centro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7878, Longitude: -115.5613 |
| <2> | 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 El Centro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 El Centro 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 333.844 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.135 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.087 degrees. |