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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 Homelands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homelands 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 Homelands:
- 32.741719, -116.972526
- 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 Homelands
- 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 Homelands
Communities Also Named Homelands ...
We found one communities that are also named Homelands.
Within California, the name Homelands is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Homelands in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Homelands is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km]<1> to the east of the Homelands that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Homelands.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Homelands ...
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.
- Allied Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allied Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allied Gardens
- Bonita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cockatoo Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cockatoo Grove is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockatoo Grove
- Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crest is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Emerald Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Glenview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenview is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Granite Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lemon Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mount Helix
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Helix is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helix
- Paradise Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Winter Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winter Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
How Far From Homelands 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 Homelands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homelands and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Homelands to San Diego, with an average speed<3> 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 475 miles [764.4 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 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,619 miles [12,261.6 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 8,387 miles [13,497.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Homelands) 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 Homelands 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 Homelands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7417, Longitude: -116.9725 In this case, the coordinates for Homelands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.992 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.531 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.879 degrees. |
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