Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Los Vergeles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Los Vergeles and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Los Vergeles

• 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 Vergeles:
  • 36.798846, -121.570777
  • 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 Los Vergeles

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey County
  • Since Los Vergeles is near San Benito County and also Santa Clara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Benito 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 Los Vergeles

Curious and Interesting Names Near Los Vergeles ...

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.

• Aromas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Aromas is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aromas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aromas <1>
• Castroville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Castroville is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castroville <1>
• Cooper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooper is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Corporal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Corporal is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corporal
• Cottage Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottage Corners is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Corners
• Elkhorn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Morse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Morse is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
• Murphy Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphy Crossing is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Crossing
• Natividad
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Natividad is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
• Prunedale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Prunedale is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunedale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prunedale <1>
• Spreckels Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Spreckels Junction is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels Junction
• Vineyard ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Vineyard is located in San Benito County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard

How Far From Los Vergeles 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 Los Vergeles to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Los Vergeles and extending to:

• Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Los Vergeles to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,408 miles [3,875.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,462 miles [12,008.9 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 8,229 miles [13,243.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'