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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 The Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Highlands and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 The Highlands:
    • 37.341389, -122.084722
    • 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 The Highlands
  • 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 The Highlands ...

We found 47 communities that share the name The Highlands.

There is one other community in California which is also named The Highlands.

Beyond California, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 46 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • San Mateo County
      • This The Highlands is located in San Mateo County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of The Highlands.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • This The Highlands is located in Etowah County and lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of The Highlands.
      • Madison County
      • This The Highlands is located in Madison County and lies 1,975 miles [3,178.5 km] to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of The Highlands.
      • Shelby County
      • This The Highlands is located in Shelby County and lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km] to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of The Highlands.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This The Highlands is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km] to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of The Highlands.
    • British Columbia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of The Highlands [Arapahoe County].
      • Denver County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of The Highlands [Denver County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This The Highlands is located in Jefferson County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of The Highlands.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle 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 Delaware community of The Highlands [New Castle County].
    • Florida
      • Broward 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 Florida community of The Highlands [Broward County].
      • Duval County
      • This The Highlands is located in Duval County and lies 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km]<1> to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of The Highlands.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This The Highlands is located in Cobb County and lies 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<1> to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of The Highlands.
      • Fayette County
      • This The Highlands is located in Fayette County and lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km] to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of The Highlands.
      • Paulding County
      • This The Highlands is located in Paulding County and lies 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km] to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of The Highlands.
    • Idaho
      • Ada County
      • This The Highlands is located in Ada County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ada County community of The Highlands.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This The Highlands is located in Cook County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of The Highlands.
      • DuPage 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 Illinois community of The Highlands [DuPage County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This The Highlands is located in Fayette County and lies 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of The Highlands.
      • Jefferson County
      • This The Highlands is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,973 miles [3,175.2 km] to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of The Highlands.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This The Highlands is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km]<1> to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of The Highlands.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This The Highlands is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,709 miles [4,359.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of The Highlands.
      • Piscataquis County
      • This The Highlands is located in Piscataquis County and lies 2,726 miles [4,387.1 km] to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of The Highlands.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This The Highlands is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 2,443 miles [3,931.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of The Highlands.
      • Calvert County
      • This The Highlands is located in Calvert County and lies 2,452 miles [3,946.1 km] to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of The Highlands.
      • Cecil County
      • This The Highlands is located in Cecil County and lies 2,478 miles [3,988 km] to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of The Highlands.
      • 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 Maryland community of The Highlands [Montgomery County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This The Highlands is located in Essex County and lies 2,680 miles [4,313 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of The Highlands.
      • Hampden County
      • This The Highlands is located in Hampden County and lies 2,609 miles [4,198.8 km] to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of The Highlands.
      • Middlesex County
      • This The Highlands is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,669 miles [4,295.3 km] to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of The Highlands.
    • New Brunswick
      • This The Highlands lies 2,821 miles [4,540 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • This The Highlands is located in Coos County and lies 2,646 miles [4,258.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of The Highlands.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth 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 New Jersey community of The Highlands [Monmouth County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This The Highlands lies 3,194 miles [5,140.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
    • North Carolina
      • Jackson County
      • This The Highlands is located in Jackson County and lies 2,157 miles [3,471.4 km]<1> to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of The Highlands.
      • Orange County
      • This The Highlands is located in Orange County and lies 2,363 miles [3,802.9 km] to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of The Highlands.
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This The Highlands is located in Clermont County and lies 2,038 miles [3,279.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of The Highlands.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This The Highlands is located in Luzerne County and lies 2,457 miles [3,954.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of The Highlands.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This The Highlands is located in Berkeley County and lies 2,373 miles [3,819 km]<1> to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of The Highlands.
      • Greenville County
      • This The Highlands is located in Greenville County and lies 2,206 miles [3,550.2 km] to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of The Highlands.
      • Horry County
      • This The Highlands is located in Horry County and lies 2,421 miles [3,896.2 km] to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of The Highlands.
    • Tennessee
      • Grainger County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of The Highlands [Grainger County].
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This The Highlands is located in Harris County and lies 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km]<1> to the east of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of The Highlands.
      • Hidalgo County
      • This The Highlands is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km] to the east southeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of The Highlands.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This The Highlands is located in Davis County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of The Highlands.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This The Highlands is located in Arlington County and lies 2,421 miles [3,896.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of The Highlands.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This The Highlands is located in King County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the north of the The Highlands that is located in Santa Clara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of The Highlands.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Highlands ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Valley
    • Blossom Valley is located in Santa Clara County
  • Castro City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castro City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
    • Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
  • Champagne Fountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne Fountain
    • Champagne Fountain is located in Santa Clara County
  • Evergreen Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
    • Evergreen Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Santa Clara County
  • Greenmeadow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenmeadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmeadow
    • Greenmeadow is located in Santa Clara County
  • Meadow Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Meadow Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • Meridian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Santa Clara County
  • Mountain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Neal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
    • Neal is located in Santa Clara County
  • Professorville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Professorville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Professorville
    • Professorville is located in Santa Clara County
  • Vista Verde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Verde have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Verde
    • Vista Verde is located in San Mateo County

How Far From The Highlands 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 The Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Highlands and extending to:

  • San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from The Highlands to San Jose, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,424 miles [3,901 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,437 miles [11,968.7 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 8,204 miles [13,203.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Highlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.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 '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- The Highlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3414, Longitude: -122.0847       In this case, the coordinates for The Highlands 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 The Highlands 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>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 The Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 The Highlands 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 339.874 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.738 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.958 degrees.









 

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