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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 Klau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Klau 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 Klau:
- 35.625248, -120.891571
- 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 Klau
- 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 Klau is near Monterey County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey 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 Klau
Curious and Interesting Names Near Klau ...
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.
- Bee Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
- Dove ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Eaglet ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
- Happy Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Lodge Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lodge Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hill
- Park Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Park Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Tin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Union is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Klau 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 Klau to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Klau and extending to:
- San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Klau 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 just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,397 miles [3,857.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,524 miles [12,108.7 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 8,292 miles [13,344.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Klau) 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 Klau 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 Klau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6252, Longitude: -120.8916 In this case, the coordinates for Klau have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.666 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.187 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.217 degrees. |
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