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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 Inperial Gables, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inperial Gables 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 Inperial Gables:
- 33.127538, -114.929133
- 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 Inperial Gables
- 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 Imperial County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Imperial County
- Since Inperial Gables is near La Paz County and also Yuma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Paz County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yuma 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 Inperial Gables
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inperial Gables ...
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.
- Amos ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Amos is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Cactus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cactus is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Dunes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dunes is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes
- Felicity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Iris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Iris is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
- Martinez Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Martinez Lake is located in Yuma County (AZ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Lake
- Mesquite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mesquite is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
- Paymaster Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paymaster Landing is located in Imperial County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paymaster Landing
How Far From Inperial Gables 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 Inperial Gables to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Inperial Gables and extending to:
- El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Inperial Gables to El Centro, 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 just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 525 miles [844.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,137 miles [3,439.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,543 miles [12,139.3 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 8,311 miles [13,375.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Inperial Gables) 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 Inperial Gables 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 Inperial Gables. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1275, Longitude: -114.9291 In this case, the coordinates for Inperial Gables have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.385 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.603 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.739 degrees. |
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