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 Linden:
38.021285, -121.089319
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.
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 Joaquin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 40 communities that share the name Linden.
Within California, the name Linden is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 37 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Marengo County
This Linden is located in Marengo County and lies 1,910 miles [3,073.8 km]<1> to the east of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Linden.
Alberta
This Linden lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
Arizona
Apache County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Linden [Apache County].
Navajo County
This Linden is located in Navajo County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Linden.
Colorado
Arapahoe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Linden [Arapahoe County].
Florida
Sumter County
This Linden is located in Sumter County and lies 2,328 miles [3,746.6 km]<1> to the east of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Linden.
Georgia
Muscogee County
This Linden is located in Muscogee County and lies 2,062 miles [3,318.5 km]<1> to the east of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Linden.
Idaho
Latah County
This Linden is located in Latah County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Linden.
Indiana
Montgomery County
This Linden is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Linden.
Iowa
Dallas County
This Linden is located in Dallas County and lies 1,437 miles [2,312.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Linden.
Manitoba
This Linden lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
Maryland
Montgomery County
This Linden is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,356 miles [3,791.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Linden.
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
This Linden is located in Middlesex County and lies 2,618 miles [4,213.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Linden.
Michigan
Genesee County
This Linden is located in Genesee County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Linden.
Wexford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Linden [Wexford County].
Minnesota
Brown County
This Linden is located in Brown County and lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Linden.
Mississippi
Copiah County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Linden [Copiah County].
Rankin County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Linden [Rankin County].
Missouri
Atchison County
This Linden is located in Atchison County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Linden.
Christian County
This Linden is located in Christian County and lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km] to the east of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Linden.
Clay County
This Linden is located in Clay County and lies 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km] to the east of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Linden.
New Jersey
Union County
This Linden is located in Union County and lies 2,479 miles [3,989.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Linden.
New York
Genesee County
This Linden is located in Genesee County and lies 2,255 miles [3,629.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Linden.
North Carolina
Cumberland County
This Linden is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km]<1> to the east of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Linden.
Moore County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Linden [Moore County].
Nova Scotia
This Linden lies 2,927 miles [4,710.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
Ohio
Franklin County
This Linden is located in Franklin County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Linden.
Seneca County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Linden [Seneca County].
Oklahoma
Cleveland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Linden [Cleveland County].
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Linden [Allegheny County].
Lycoming County
This Linden is located in Lycoming County and lies 2,323 miles [3,738.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Linden.
Washington County
This Linden is located in Washington County and lies 2,179 miles [3,506.8 km] to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Linden.
South Dakota
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Linden [Lincoln County].
Tennessee
Perry County
This Linden is located in Perry County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the east of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Linden.
Texas
Cass County
This Linden is located in Cass County and lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<1> to the east of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Linden.
Virginia
Warren County
This Linden is located in Warren County and lies 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Linden.
Wise County
This Linden is located in Wise County and lies 2,083 miles [3,352.3 km] to the east of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Linden.
West Virginia
Roane County
This Linden is located in Roane County and lies 2,142 miles [3,447.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Linden.
Wisconsin
Iowa County
This Linden is located in Iowa County and lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Linden.
Wyoming
Crook County
This Linden is located in Crook County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Linden that is located in San Joaquin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Linden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Linden ...
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.
Ampere (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ampere have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Linden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Linden and extending to:
Stockton, which is the Seat of San Joaquin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Linden to Stockton, with an average speed<6> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,359 miles [3,796.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 134 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,374 miles [11,867.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,141 miles [13,101.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
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- Linden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Linden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0213, Longitude: -121.0893
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Linden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Linden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Linden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.11 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.853 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.349 degrees.