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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 Ex Mission Soledad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ex Mission Soledad 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 Ex Mission Soledad:
- 36.412742, -121.381599
- 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 Ex Mission Soledad
- 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 Ex Mission Soledad is near San Benito County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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 Ex Mission Soledad
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ex Mission Soledad ...
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.
- Bitterwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
- Dean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dean is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harlem is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Jamesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jamesburg is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- King City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pinnacles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
- Spreckels
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spreckels Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spreckels Junction is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels Junction
- Sycamore Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Flat is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Flat
How Far From Ex Mission Soledad to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ex Mission Soledad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ex Mission Soledad and extending to:
- Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ex Mission Soledad to Salinas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 149 miles [239.8 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 2,406 miles [3,872.1 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 7,483 miles [12,042.7 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 8,251 miles [13,278.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,287 miles [10,117.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ex Mission Soledad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ex Mission Soledad 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 Ex Mission Soledad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4127, Longitude: -121.3816 In this case, the coordinates for Ex Mission Soledad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.175 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.846 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.522 degrees. |
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