Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mission Beach:
  • 32.782549, -117.252259
  • 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 Mission Beach

• 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Mission Beach

Communities Also Named Mission Beach ...

We found two communities that are also named Mission Beach.

Within California, the name Mission Beach 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 ...
  • Alberta
    • This Mission Beach lies 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km]<1> to the north of the Mission Beach that is located in San Diego County.
  • Washington
    • Snohomish County
    • This Mission Beach is located in Snohomish County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mission Beach that is located in San Diego County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Mission Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mission Beach ...

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.

• Fiesta Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fiesta Shores is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiesta Shores
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fleetridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fleetridge is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetridge
• Hillcrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Mission Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Ocean Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ocean Beach is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
• Overlook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Overlook is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
• Roseville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Roseville is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Sunset Cliffs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Cliffs is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cliffs
• University City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • University City is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City

How Far From Mission Beach to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mission Beach and extending to:

• San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mission Beach to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,271 miles [3,654.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,623 miles [12,268 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,392 miles [13,505.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'