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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 Maxwellton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maxwellton 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 Maxwellton:
- 35.201642, -120.615448
- 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 Maxwellton
- 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 Luis Obispo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- Since Maxwellton is near San Mateo County and also Santa Barbara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara 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 Maxwellton
Communities Also Named Maxwellton ...
We found two communities that are also named Maxwellton.
Within California, the name Maxwellton is unique.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Maxwellton is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,284 miles [3,675.7 km]<1> to the east of the Maxwellton that is located in San Luis Obispo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Maxwellton.
- Nova Scotia
- This Maxwellton lies 2,909 miles [4,681.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maxwellton that is located in San Luis Obispo County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maxwellton ...
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.
- Edna
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edna is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Fairoaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Grover Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halcyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Halcyon is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Miles
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Miles is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Reeds ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Shell Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Springs is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Springs
How Far From Maxwellton 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 Maxwellton 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<3> community of Maxwellton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Maxwellton and extending to:
- San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Maxwellton to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,392 miles [3,849.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,546 miles [12,144.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,314 miles [13,380.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Maxwellton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Maxwellton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Maxwellton 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 Maxwellton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2016, Longitude: -120.6154 In this case, the coordinates for Maxwellton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.379 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.816 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.045 degrees. |
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