Outdoor Activities ...

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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on El Potrero de San Carlos

• 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 Monterey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey County
  • Since El Potrero de San Carlos is near Santa Cruz County and also San Benito County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Benito 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 Potrero de San Carlos

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)
  • Cannery Row is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannery Row
• Carmel-by-the-Sea
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel-by-the-Sea <1>
• Creekside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Creekside is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• James Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • James Meadows is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Meadows
• Marina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Marina is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <1>
• Pebble Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pebble Beach is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pebble Beach <1>
• Quail Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Quail Meadows is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadows
• Sand City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sand City is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand City <1>
• Seaside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaside is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <1>

How Far From El Potrero de San Carlos 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 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<2> beginning in El Potrero de San Carlos and extending to:

• Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from El Potrero de San Carlos to Salinas, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• 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).<7>'