Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Holcomb Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holcomb Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Holcomb Village

• 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 Holcomb Village:
  • 33.350868, -116.737521
  • 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 Holcomb Village

• 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
  • Since Holcomb Village is near Riverside County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside 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 Holcomb Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holcomb Village ...

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.

• Eagles Nest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagles Nest is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
• Hellhole Palms
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hellhole Palms is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellhole Palms
• Julian
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Julian is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Julian <1>
• Lilac
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Lilac is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilac
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Ribbonwood
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ribbonwood is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribbonwood
• Sage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sage is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
• Sycamore Hills
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sycamore Hills is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
• Valley Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Center is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <1>
• Whispering Pines
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Whispering Pines is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Holcomb Village 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 Holcomb Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Holcomb Village and extending to:

• San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holcomb Village to San Diego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,229 miles [3,587.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 127 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 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 8,344 miles [13,428.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'