Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Huerhuero:
  • 35.541082, -120.527941
  • 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 Huerhuero

• 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 Huerhuero is near Kern County and also Monterey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kern County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey 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 Huerhuero

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huerhuero ...

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.

• Dove ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
• Eaglet ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
• Edna
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Edna is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Garden Farms
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Farms is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
• Goldtree
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldtree is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtree
• Henry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Navajo ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Navajo is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
• Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Huerhuero and extending to:

• San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Huerhuero to San Luis Obispo, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 216 miles [347.6 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,380 miles [3,830.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,522 miles [12,105.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,290 miles [13,341.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'