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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 Kunuqug, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kunuqug 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 Kunuqug:
- 34.449987, -120.471829
- 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 Kunuqug
- 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 Santa Barbara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara 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 Kunuqug
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kunuqug ...
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.
- Acorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Acorn is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Gato
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gato is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
- Honda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honda is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honda
- Jesus Maria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jesus Maria is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Maria
- Mission Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Naples ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Naples is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Surf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Surf is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf
How Far From Kunuqug to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kunuqug to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Kunuqug once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kunuqug and extending to:
- Santa Barbara, which is the Seat of Santa Barbara County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Kunuqug to Santa Barbara, 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 290 miles [466.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,402 miles [3,865.6 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 7,591 miles [12,216.5 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 8,359 miles [13,452.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
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 Kunuqug, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kunuqug) 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 Kunuqug 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 Kunuqug. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4500, Longitude: -120.4718 In this case, the coordinates for Kunuqug have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.159 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.506 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.945 degrees. |
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