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 Garden Acres:
37.963813, -121.229390
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.
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 Joaquin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found eight communities that share the name Garden Acres.
Within California, the name Garden Acres is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Garden Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km]<1> to the east of the Garden Acres that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Garden Acres.
Georgia
Liberty County
This Garden Acres is located in Liberty County and lies 2,266 miles [3,646.8 km]<1> to the east of the Garden Acres that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Garden Acres.
Indiana
Monroe County
This Garden Acres is located in Monroe County and lies 1,861 miles [2,995 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garden Acres that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Garden Acres.
Ohio
Clark County
This Garden Acres is located in Clark County and lies 2,002 miles [3,221.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garden Acres that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Garden Acres.
Texas
Brazoria County
This Garden Acres is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Garden Acres that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Garden Acres.
Tarrant County
This Garden Acres is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,394 miles [2,243.4 km] to the east of the Garden Acres that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Garden Acres.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Garden Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garden Acres that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Garden Acres.
Weber County
This Garden Acres is located in Weber County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km] to the east northeast of the Garden Acres that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Garden Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden Acres ...
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.
Collegeville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 community such as Garden Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garden Acres and extending to:
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Garden Acres to Sacramento, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,367 miles [3,809.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,380 miles [11,877 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,147 miles [13,111.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garden Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9638, Longitude: -121.2294 In this case, the coordinates for Garden Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Garden Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.222 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.983 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.435 degrees.