Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Golden Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Golden Hill
- 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 Golden Hill:
- 32.716163, -117.136143
- 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 Golden Hill
- 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Diego 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Golden Hill ...
We found five communities that share the name Golden Hill.
Within California, the name Golden Hill is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- White County
- This Golden Hill is located in White County and lies 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Golden Hill that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Golden Hill.
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County and lies 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Golden Hill that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Golden Hill.
- Minnesota
- Olmsted County
- This Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Golden Hill that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Olmsted County community of Golden Hill.
- Ontario
- This Golden Hill lies 2,410 miles [3,878.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Golden Hill that is located in San Diego County.
- Pennsylvania
- Wyoming County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Golden Hill [Wyoming County].
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden Hill ...
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.
- Emerald Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in San Diego County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Mission Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
- Mount Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in San Diego County
- National City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
- National City is located in San Diego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <4>
- Normal Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
- Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
- Shelltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - South Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in San Diego County
- Tent City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in San Diego County
How Far From Golden Hill 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 Golden Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Golden Hill and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the West.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Golden Hill to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,267 miles [3,648.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,625 miles [12,271.2 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 8,393 miles [13,507.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Golden Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Golden Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Golden Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7162, Longitude: -117.1361 In this case, the coordinates for Golden Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Golden Hill 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Golden Hill 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 335.123 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.689 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.971 degrees. |