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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 El Cerrito, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Cerrito 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 El Cerrito:
- 37.915629, -122.311579
- 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 El Cerrito
- 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 Contra Costa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- Since El Cerrito is near Alameda County and also Marin 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 Marin 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 El Cerrito
Communities Also Named El Cerrito ...
We found two communities that are also named El Cerrito.
There is one other community in California that is also named El Cerrito.
Beyond California, there is another community also named El Cerrito in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Riverside County
- This El Cerrito is located in Riverside County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the El Cerrito that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of El Cerrito.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- San Miguel County
- This El Cerrito is located in San Miguel County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the east of the El Cerrito that is located in Contra Costa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of El Cerrito.
Curious and Interesting Names Near El Cerrito ...
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.
- Chinatown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chinatown is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Christie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christie is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Giant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Giant is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giant
- Grand Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Lake is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Hercules
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nitro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nitro is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Paradise Cay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockridge is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge
- Rodeo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Thousand Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thousand Oaks is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousand Oaks
- Trestle Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trestle Glen is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Glen
- Triangle Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Triangle Court is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle Court
- University Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
How Far From El Cerrito 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 city such as El Cerrito to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in El Cerrito and extending to:
- Martinez, which is the Seat of Contra Costa County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from El Cerrito to Martinez, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,425 miles [3,902.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 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 8,170 miles [13,148.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- El Cerrito) 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 El Cerrito 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 El Cerrito. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9156, Longitude: -122.3116 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.128 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.071 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.10 degrees. |
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