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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 Forest Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Springs and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Forest Springs:
    • 37.138835, -122.148854
    • 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 Forest Springs
  • 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

Communities Also Named Forest Springs ...

We found three communities that share the name Forest Springs.

There is one other community in California which is also named Forest Springs.

Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Nevada County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Forest Springs [Nevada County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Allen County
      • This Forest Springs is located in Allen County and lies 1,975 miles [3,178.5 km]<2> to the east of the Forest Springs that is located in Santa Cruz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Forest Springs.
    • Missouri
      • Knox County
      • This Forest Springs is located in Knox County and lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Forest Springs that is located in Santa Cruz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Forest Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Springs ...

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.

  • Bonny Doon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Boulder Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Champagne Fountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
    • Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Holy City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy City
    • Holy City is located in Santa Clara County
  • Magnetic Spring ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnetic Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Spring
    • Magnetic Spring is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Majors
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majors have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors
    • Majors is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Mission Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Springs
    • Mission Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Paradise Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Paradise Park is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Petroleum ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petroleum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
    • Petroleum is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Riverside Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Grove
    • Riverside Grove is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Santa Cruz County

How Far From Forest Springs 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 Forest Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Springs and extending to:

  • Santa Cruz, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Springs to Santa Cruz, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,431 miles [3,912.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 139 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,451 miles [11,991.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,218 miles [13,225.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Forest Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1388, Longitude: -122.1489       In this case, the coordinates for Forest Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Forest Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.906 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.766 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.996 degrees.




 

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