Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grand Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grand Lake
- 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 Grand Lake:
- 37.811667, -122.245833
- 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 Grand Lake
- 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 Alameda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alameda County
- Since Grand Lake is near Contra Costa County and also San Francisco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
- eBird sighting report for San Francisco 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 Grand Lake ...
We found seven communities that share the name Grand Lake.
Within California, the name Grand Lake is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Chicot County
- This Grand Lake is located in Chicot County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<1> to the east of the Grand Lake that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Grand Lake.
- Colorado
- Grand County
- This Grand Lake is located in Grand County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grand Lake that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Grand Lake.
- Louisiana
- Cameron Parish
- This Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish and lies 1,736 miles [2,793.8 km]<1> to the east of the Grand Lake that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron Parish community of Grand Lake.
- Michigan
- Presque Isle 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 Michigan community of Grand Lake [Presque Isle County].
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Grand Lake is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grand Lake that is located in Alameda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Grand Lake.
- Nova Scotia
- 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 Nova Scotia community of Grand Lake.
- Texas
- Montgomery 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 Texas community of Grand Lake [Montgomery County].
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Lake ...
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.
- Canyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Canyon is located in Alameda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon <3>
- Chinatown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Fruitvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Fruitvale is located in Alameda County
- Former names for Fruitvale:
- Brays
- Fruit Vale
- Havenscourt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenscourt
- Havenscourt is located in Alameda County
- Maxwell Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Park
- Maxwell Park is located in Alameda County
- Rockridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Seminary Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Park
- Seminary Park is located in Alameda County
- Trestle Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trestle Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Glen
- Trestle Glen is located in Alameda County
- University Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Village is located in Alameda County
How Far From Grand Lake 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 Grand Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand Lake and extending to:
- Oakland, which is the Seat of Alameda County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Grand Lake to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,423 miles [3,899.4 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 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 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 8,176 miles [13,158 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grand Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8117, Longitude: -122.2458 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Lake 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Grand Lake 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> | 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 Grand Lake 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 340.061 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.986 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.059 degrees. |