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

When in El Potrero de San Carlos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Potrero de San Carlos and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for El Potrero de San Carlos
  • 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 Potrero de San Carlos:
    • 36.523017, -121.883564
    • 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 Potrero de San Carlos
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near El Potrero de San Carlos ...

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.

  • Cannery Row
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannery Row have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannery Row
    • Cannery Row is located in Monterey County
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Creekside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in Monterey County
  • James Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Meadows
    • James Meadows is located in Monterey County
  • Marina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
    • Marina is located in Monterey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <2>
  • Pebble Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadows
    • Quail Meadows is located in Monterey County
  • Sand City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Seaside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

How Far From El Potrero de San Carlos 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 El Potrero de San Carlos to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in El Potrero de San Carlos and extending to:

  • Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from El Potrero de San Carlos to Salinas, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,430 miles [3,910.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,486 miles [12,047.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,253 miles [13,281.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for El Potrero de San Carlos. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- El Potrero de San Carlos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in El Potrero de San Carlos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5230, Longitude: -121.8836       In this case, the coordinates for El Potrero de San Carlos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Potrero de San Carlos to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.612 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.38 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.829 degrees.




 

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