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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 La Cuesta Fontana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Cuesta Fontana 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 La Cuesta Fontana:
- 34.141676, -117.450327
- 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 La Cuesta Fontana
- 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 Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since La Cuesta Fontana is near Riverside County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 La Cuesta Fontana
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Cuesta Fontana ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arrowhead is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Belltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Champagne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
- Cosy Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cosy Dell is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosy Dell
- Cottage Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cottage Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Gardens
- Devil Canyon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Canyon is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Canyon
- Garden Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garden Park is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
- Grand Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grapeland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Highgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highgrove is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
- Kaiser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sunnyslope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- University Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Valley Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Valley Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Gardens
- Walnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Warm Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Warm Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
How Far From La Cuesta Fontana 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 La Cuesta Fontana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in La Cuesta Fontana and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from La Cuesta Fontana to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,248 miles [3,617.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 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 6,294 miles [10,129.2 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 '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- La Cuesta Fontana) 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 La Cuesta Fontana 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 La Cuesta Fontana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1417, Longitude: -117.4503 In this case, the coordinates for La Cuesta Fontana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.596 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.366 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.175 degrees. |
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