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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 Las Uvas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Las Uvas 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 Las Uvas:
- 34.125565, -117.571441
- 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 Las Uvas
- 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 Las Uvas 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 Las Uvas
Communities Also Named Las Uvas ...
We found one communities that are also named Las Uvas.
There is one other community in California that is also named Las Uvas.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Santa Clara County
- This Las Uvas is located in Santa Clara County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Las Uvas that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Las Uvas.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Las Uvas ...
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.
- Champagne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
- Creekside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Creekside is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Dells ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dells is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells
- Grapeland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Kaiser
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
- Mount Baldy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Sunsweet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunsweet is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet
- Walnut Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From Las Uvas 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 Las Uvas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Las Uvas and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Las Uvas to San Bernardino, 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 376 miles [605.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,254 miles [3,627.5 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 7,547 miles [12,145.7 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 8,315 miles [13,381.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Las Uvas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Las Uvas 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 Las Uvas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1256, Longitude: -117.5714 In this case, the coordinates for Las Uvas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.694 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.484 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.244 degrees. |
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