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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 Franciscan Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franciscan Village 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 Franciscan Village:
- 34.407773, -119.538180
- 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 Franciscan Village
- 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 Santa Barbara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara County
- Since Franciscan Village is near Ventura County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ventura 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 Franciscan Village
Communities Also Named Franciscan Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Franciscan Village.
There is one other community in California that is also named Franciscan Village.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- El Dorado County
- This Franciscan Village is located in El Dorado County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Franciscan Village that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Franciscan Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Franciscan Village ...
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.
- Hope Ranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hope Ranch is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ranch
- Mission
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mission is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Mission Canyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mission Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Canyon
- Muscle Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muscle Shoals is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
- Sandyland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sandyland is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland
- Sandyland Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandyland Cove is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyland Cove
- Sea Cliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Cliff is located in Ventura County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
- Summerland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Franciscan Village 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 Franciscan Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Franciscan Village and extending to:
- Santa Barbara, which is the Seat of Santa Barbara County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Franciscan Village to Santa Barbara, 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 307 miles [494.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,353 miles [3,786.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,573 miles [12,187.6 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 8,342 miles [13,425.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franciscan Village) 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 Franciscan Village 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 Franciscan Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4078, Longitude: -119.5382 In this case, the coordinates for Franciscan Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.369 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.54 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.393 degrees. |
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