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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 Los Ojitos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Los Ojitos and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Los Ojitos:
    • 35.916634, -121.123251
    • 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 Los Ojitos
  • 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 Los Ojitos is near San Luis Obispo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo 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 Los Ojitos ...

We found two communities that share the name Los Ojitos.

Within California, the name Los Ojitos is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Mexico
      • Dona Ana County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Dona Ana County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Los Ojitos.
      • Guadalupe County
      • This Los Ojitos is located in Guadalupe County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<2> to the east of the Los Ojitos that is located in Monterey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Los Ojitos.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Los Ojitos ...

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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorda
    • Gorda is located in Monterey County
  • Greenfield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Happy Hill
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
    • Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Harmony
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • King City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Lodge Hill
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
    • Park Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Flat
    • Sycamore Flat is located in Monterey County
  • Tin City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tin City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
    • Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County

How Far From Los Ojitos to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Los Ojitos to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Los Ojitos 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 Los Ojitos to Salinas, with an average speed<5> 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 185 miles [297.7 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 2,403 miles [3,867.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,510 miles [12,086.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,278 miles [13,322.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Los Ojitos. 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 Los Ojitos, 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- Los Ojitos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Los Ojitos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9166, Longitude: -121.1233       In this case, the coordinates for Los Ojitos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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.
<6>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 Los Ojitos to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.897 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.483 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.361 degrees.









 

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