Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Encinal Y Buena Esperanga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Encinal Y Buena Esperanga and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Encinal Y Buena Esperanga

• 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 Encinal Y Buena Esperanga:
  • 36.614961, -121.492995
  • 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 Encinal Y Buena Esperanga

• 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 Encinal Y Buena Esperanga is near San Benito County and also Santa Clara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Benito County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara 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 Encinal Y Buena Esperanga

Curious and Interesting Names Near Encinal Y Buena Esperanga ...

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.

• Cooper
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooper is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Creekside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Creekside is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Dean
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dean is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Morse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Morse is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
• Natividad
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Natividad is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
• Prunedale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Prunedale is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunedale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prunedale <1>
• Spreckels
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spreckels is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spreckels <1>
• Spreckels Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spreckels Junction is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels Junction
• Vineyard ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vineyard is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

How Far From Encinal Y Buena Esperanga 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 Encinal Y Buena Esperanga to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Encinal Y Buena Esperanga and extending to:

• Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Encinal Y Buena Esperanga to Salinas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 135 miles [217.3 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,408 miles [3,875.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,472 miles [12,025 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 8,240 miles [13,261 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'