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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 Madrone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Madrone 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 Madrone:
- 37.150655, -121.671592
- 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 Madrone
- 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 Santa Clara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
- Since Madrone is near Santa Cruz County and also San Benito 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Madrone
Communities Also Named Madrone ...
We found three communities that are also named Madrone.
There is one other community in California that is also named Madrone.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Sonoma County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Madrone [Sonoma County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Valencia County
- This Madrone is located in Valencia County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<2> to the east of the Madrone that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valencia County community of Madrone.
- Washington
- Kitsap 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 Washington community of Madrone [Kitsap County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Madrone ...
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.
- Coyote
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Day Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edenvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edenvale is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
- English Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- English Town is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Greystone ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greystone is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Guadalupe ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Highland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lick is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick
- Mountain Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Robertsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Seven Trees
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Creeks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Creeks is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
How Far From Madrone 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 Madrone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Madrone and extending to:
- San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Madrone to San Jose, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the north (N). 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 2,406 miles [3,872.1 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 7,441 miles [11,975.1 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 8,209 miles [13,211.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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 Madrone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Madrone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Madrone 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> | 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 Madrone 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 Madrone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1507, Longitude: -121.6716 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.504 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.282 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.704 degrees. |
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