Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jolla Shores:
  • 32.855603, -117.253648
  • 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 Jolla Shores

• 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Jolla Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near La Jolla Shores ...

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.

• Eden Gardens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Eden Gardens is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens
• Fiesta Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fiesta Shores is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiesta Shores
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fleetridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fleetridge is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetridge
• Hillcrest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Mission Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mission Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
• Mission Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Normal Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
• Ocean Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ocean Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
• Overlook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Overlook is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Roseville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Roseville is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Sunset Cliffs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Cliffs is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cliffs
• University City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • University City is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
• University Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • University Heights is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights

How Far From La Jolla Shores 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 La Jolla Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from La Jolla Shores to San Diego, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,269 miles [3,651.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,619 miles [12,261.6 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 8,387 miles [13,497.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'