Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Loma Portal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loma Portal and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Loma Portal
- 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 Portal:
- 32.743939, -117.218925
- 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 Loma Portal
- 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Diego 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loma Portal ...
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.
- Fiesta Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiesta Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiesta Shores
- Fiesta Shores is located in San Diego County
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in San Diego County
- Fleetridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetridge
- Fleetridge is located in San Diego County
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Mission Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
- Mission Beach is located in San Diego County
- Mission Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
- Ocean Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
- Ocean Beach is located in San Diego County
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Roseville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Sunset Cliffs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Cliffs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cliffs
- Sunset Cliffs is located in San Diego County
How Far From Loma Portal 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 Portal 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 Portal and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Loma Portal to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,270 miles [3,653.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,625 miles [12,271.2 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 8,393 miles [13,507.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loma Portal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Loma Portal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loma Portal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7439, Longitude: -117.2189 In this case, the coordinates for Loma Portal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Portal to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.195 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.78 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.019 degrees. |