Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Laguna De Las Calabasas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laguna De Las Calabasas and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Laguna De Las Calabasas

• 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 Laguna De Las Calabasas:
  • 36.974673, -121.839954
  • 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 Laguna De Las Calabasas

• 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 Cruz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
  • Since Laguna De Las Calabasas is near Monterey County and also Santa Clara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara 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 Laguna De Las Calabasas

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laguna De Las Calabasas ...

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.

• Day Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
• Freedom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Freedom is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <1>
• Highland ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Leonard ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
• Magnetic Spring ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnetic Spring is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Spring
• Mountain Home
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Home is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
• Murphy Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Murphy Crossing is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Crossing
• Opal Cliffs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Opal Cliffs is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal Cliffs
• Rob Roy Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rob Roy Junction is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy Junction
• Seabright
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Seabright is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
• Seacliff ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Seacliff is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacliff
• Twin Lakes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Laguna De Las Calabasas 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 Laguna De Las Calabasas to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Laguna De Las Calabasas and extending to:

• Santa Cruz, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Laguna De Las Calabasas to Santa Cruz, with an average speed<3> 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,418 miles [3,891.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,456 miles [11,999.3 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 8,223 miles [13,233.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'