Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lockwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lockwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lockwood
- 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 Lockwood:
- 35.944043, -121.082090
- 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 Lockwood
- 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 Monterey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monterey County
- Since Lockwood is near San Luis Obispo County and also San Benito County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lockwood ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Lockwood.
Within California, the name Lockwood is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Branch County
- This Lockwood is located in Branch County and lies 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lockwood that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Branch County community of Lockwood.
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lockwood [Kent County].
- Tuscola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lockwood [Tuscola County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Lockwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,352 miles [3,785.2 km]<2> to the east of the Lockwood that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Lockwood.
- Wake County
- This Lockwood is located in Wake County and lies 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km] to the east northeast of the Lockwood that is located in Monterey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Lockwood.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Lockwood lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Lockwood that is located in Monterey County.
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockwood ...
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.
- Bee Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
- Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Gorda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorda
- Gorda is located in Monterey County
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Monterey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
- Happy Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
- Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- King City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- King City is located in Monterey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <4>
- Lodge Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hill
- Lodge Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Park Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Sycamore Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Flat
- Sycamore Flat is located in Monterey County
- Tin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Lockwood 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 Lockwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lockwood and extending to:
- Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lockwood to Salinas, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,400 miles [3,862.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,507 miles [12,081.3 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 8,275 miles [13,317.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lockwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lockwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lockwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lockwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9440, Longitude: -121.0821 |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Lockwood 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Lockwood 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 338.866 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.447 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.336 degrees. |