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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 Loma Mar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loma Mar 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 Loma Mar:
- 37.270567, -122.307798
- 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 Loma Mar
- 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 Mateo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo County
- Since Loma Mar is near Santa Cruz County and also Santa Clara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz 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 Loma Mar
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loma Mar ...
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.
- Blossom Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blossom Valley is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Valley
- Emerald Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Emerald Lake is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake
- Emerald Lake Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Emerald Lake Hills is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake Hills
- Farm Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Farm Hills is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hills
- Forest Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Grabtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grabtown is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabtown
- Green Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Martins Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neal is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Riverside Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Grove is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Grove
- University Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Vista Verde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vista Verde is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Verde
- Wildwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodside Glens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodside Glens is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Glens
- Woodside Highlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodside Highlands is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Highlands
How Far From Loma Mar 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 Loma Mar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Loma Mar and extending to:
- Redwood City, which is the Seat of San Mateo County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loma Mar to Redwood City, 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,437 miles [3,922 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,445 miles [11,981.6 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 8,212 miles [13,215.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loma Mar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Loma Mar 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 Loma Mar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2706, Longitude: -122.3078 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.055 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.953 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.095 degrees. |
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