Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Magnetic Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnetic Spring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Magnetic Spring
- 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 Magnetic Spring:
- 37.070504, -121.985516
- 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 Magnetic Spring
- 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 Cruz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- Since Magnetic Spring is near Santa Clara County and also Monterey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
- eBird sighting report for Monterey 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 Magnetic Spring ...
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.
- Boulder Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
- Boulder Creek is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder Creek <1>
- Day Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
- Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- Highland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Holy City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Mission Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Springs
- Mission Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Opal Cliffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal Cliffs
- Opal Cliffs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Paradise Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Paradise Park is located in Santa Cruz County
- Seabright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Seacliff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Santa Cruz County
How Far From Magnetic Spring 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 Magnetic Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Magnetic Spring once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Magnetic Spring and extending to:
- Santa Cruz, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<5> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Magnetic Spring to Sacramento, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,424 miles [3,901 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,220 miles [13,228.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 Magnetic Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Magnetic Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Magnetic Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0705, Longitude: -121.9855 In this case, the coordinates for Magnetic Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Magnetic Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.76 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.587 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.896 degrees. |