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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 Foster City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foster City 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 Foster City:
- 37.561363, -122.269096
- 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 Foster City
- 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 San Mateo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo County
- Since Foster City is near Alameda County and also Santa Clara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda 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 Foster City
Communities Also Named Foster City ...
We found one communities that are also named Foster City.
Within California, the name Foster City is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Foster City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Dickinson County
- This Foster City is located in Dickinson County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Foster City that is located in San Mateo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Foster City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foster City ...
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.
- Crescent Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Emerald Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emerald Lake is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake
- Emerald Lake Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emerald Lake Hills is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake Hills
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Farm Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farm Hills is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hills
- Grabtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grabtown is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabtown
- Park Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Park Forest is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Professorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Professorville is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Professorville
- Ravenswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenswood is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- University Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Vintage Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vintage Oaks is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks
- Woodside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodside Glens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodside Glens is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Glens
How Far From Foster City 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 city such as Foster City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Foster City and extending to:
- Redwood City, which is the Seat of San Mateo County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Foster City to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,429 miles [3,909.1 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 7,426 miles [11,951 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 8,193 miles [13,185.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Foster City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Foster City 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 Foster City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5614, Longitude: -122.2691 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.054 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.965 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.072 degrees. |
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