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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 Laguna Seca, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Laguna Seca 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 Laguna Seca:
- 37.191611, -121.700781
- 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 Laguna Seca
- 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 Clara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
- Since La Laguna Seca is near Santa Cruz County and also San Benito County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Benito 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 Laguna Seca
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Laguna Seca ...
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.
- Coyote
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edenvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edenvale is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
- English Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lick is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick
- Mountain Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Robertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Seven Trees
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Trees is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Trees
- Twin Creeks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Twin Creeks is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
How Far From La Laguna Seca 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 Laguna Seca 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 Laguna Seca and extending to:
- San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from La Laguna Seca to San Jose, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,407 miles [3,873.7 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 7,439 miles [11,971.9 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 8,206 miles [13,206.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,251 miles [10,060 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 drawn from Point A (ie- La Laguna Seca) 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 Laguna Seca 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 Laguna Seca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1916, Longitude: -121.7008 In this case, the coordinates for La Laguna Seca have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.533 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.319 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.722 degrees. |
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