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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 Granite Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Granite Hills 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 Granite Hills:
- 32.803107, -116.904748
- 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 Granite Hills
- 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Granite Hills
Communities Also Named Granite Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Granite Hills.
Within California, the name Granite Hills is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Granite Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Granite Hills is located in Lee County and lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km]<1> to the east of the Granite Hills that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Granite Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Granite Hills ...
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.
- Blossom Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blossom Valley is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Valley
- Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crest is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Eucalyptus Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eucalyptus Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucalyptus Hills
- Glenview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Homelands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Homelands is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelands
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Johnstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mount Helix
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Helix is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helix
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winter Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winter Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
How Far From Granite Hills 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 community such as Granite Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Granite Hills and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Granite Hills to San Diego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 474 miles [762.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 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 8,382 miles [13,489.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Granite Hills) 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 Granite Hills 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 Granite Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8031, Longitude: -116.9047 In this case, the coordinates for Granite Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.946 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.842 degrees. |
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