Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Guadalupe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Guadalupe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Guadalupe
- 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 Guadalupe:
- 34.967956, -120.573917
- 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 Guadalupe
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara County
- Since Guadalupe is near San Luis Obispo County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- eBird sighting report for San Mateo 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 Guadalupe ...
We found eight communities that share the name Guadalupe.
There is one other community in California which is also named Guadalupe.
Beyond California, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Colorado
- New Mexico
- DeBaca County
- This Guadalupe is located in DeBaca County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<2> to the east of the Guadalupe that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeBaca County community of Guadalupe.
- Sandoval County
- This Guadalupe is located in Sandoval County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the east of the Guadalupe that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Guadalupe.
- Texas
- Guadalupe County
- Although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Guadalupe.
- Reeves County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Guadalupe [Reeves County].
- Victoria County
- This Guadalupe is located in Victoria County and lies 1,447 miles [2,328.7 km]<2> to the east of the Guadalupe that is located in Santa Barbara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Victoria County community of Guadalupe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Guadalupe ...
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.
- Bragur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Fairoaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Grover Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Beach
- Grover Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover Beach <5>
- Gum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Halcyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Jesus Maria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesus Maria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Maria
- Jesus Maria is located in Santa Barbara County
- Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Reeds ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Rosemary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Shell Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
- Shell Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Beach <5>
How Far From Guadalupe 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 city such as Guadalupe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Guadalupe and extending to:
- Santa Barbara, which is the Seat of Santa Barbara County, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Guadalupe to Santa Barbara, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,560 miles [12,166.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,328 miles [13,402.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- 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).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Guadalupe: www.ci.guadalupe.ca.us/
The official website for Santa Barbara County: www.countyofsb.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Guadalupe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Guadalupe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guadalupe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9680, Longitude: -120.5739 |
| <3> | 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 Guadalupe 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Guadalupe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.314 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.724 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.017 degrees. |