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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 Huasna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huasna 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 Huasna:
- 35.122754, -120.393494
- 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 Huasna
- 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 Luis Obispo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- Since Huasna is near Santa Barbara County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Huasna
Communities Also Named Huasna ...
We found one communities that are also named Huasna.
There is one other community in California that is also named Huasna.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Santa Barbara County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Santa Barbara County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Huasna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huasna ...
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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bragur is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragur
- Edna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Fairoaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Grover Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Guadalupe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gum is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum
- Halcyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Halcyon is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Reeds ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Rosemary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rosemary is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Shell Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Huasna 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 Huasna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Huasna and extending to:
- San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Huasna to San Luis Obispo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,382 miles [3,833.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,546 miles [12,144.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,315 miles [13,381.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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 Huasna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Huasna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Huasna 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 Huasna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1228, Longitude: -120.3935 In this case, the coordinates for Huasna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.182 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.572 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.912 degrees. |
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