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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 Hubert Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hubert Place 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 Hubert Place:
- 35.168863, -120.267377
- 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 Hubert Place
- 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 Hubert Place is near Santa Barbara County and also Kern 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 Kern 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 Hubert Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hubert Place ...
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.
- California Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- California Valley is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Valley
- Edna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Fairoaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Grover Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Halcyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Halcyon is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Martinez Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martinez Place is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Place
- Navajo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Navajo is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
- Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Reeds ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Rosemary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemary is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Todd Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Todd Place is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Place
How Far From Hubert Place 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 Hubert Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hubert Place and extending to:
- San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hubert Place to San Luis Obispo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 244 miles [392.7 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 2,374 miles [3,820.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,540 miles [12,134.5 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 8,309 miles [13,372 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hubert Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hubert Place 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 Hubert Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1689, Longitude: -120.2674 In this case, the coordinates for Hubert Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.082 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.453 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.837 degrees. |
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