Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in La Presa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Presa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for La Presa
- 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 Presa:
- 32.707911, -116.997560
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on La Presa
- 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:
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named La Presa ...
We found one communities that share the name La Presa.
Within California, the name La Presa is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named La Presa in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Presa ...
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.
- Bonita
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonita is located in San Diego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita <2>
- Cockatoo Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockatoo Grove
- Cockatoo Grove is located in San Diego County
- Emerald Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Homelands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Lemon Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Grove
- Lemon Grove is located in San Diego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Grove <2>
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Mount Helix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helix
- Mount Helix is located in San Diego County
- Paradise Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paradise Hills is located in San Diego County
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in San Diego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <2>
- Sunny Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Vista
- Sunny Vista is located in San Diego County
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
How Far From La Presa 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 La Presa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Presa and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from La Presa to San Diego, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 477 miles [767.7 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,259 miles [3,635.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,390 miles [13,502.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Presa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Presa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Presa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7079, Longitude: -116.9976 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Presa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.007 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.548 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.893 degrees. |