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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 Mission San Diego, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mission San Diego 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 Mission San Diego:
- 32.815049, -117.074475
- 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 San Diego
- 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 San Diego
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mission San Diego ...
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.
- Allied Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allied Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allied Gardens
- Emerald Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Golden Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Hill is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Grantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Homelands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homelands is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelands
- Lemon Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mission Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mount Helix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Helix is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helix
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Normal Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Overlook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- South Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Park is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- University City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- University City is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
How Far From Mission San Diego 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 San Diego to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mission San Diego and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mission San Diego to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>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 2,261 miles [3,638.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,617 miles [12,258.4 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 8,385 miles [13,494.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mission San Diego) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mission San Diego 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 Mission San Diego. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8150, Longitude: -117.0745 In this case, the coordinates for Mission San Diego have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.087 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.653 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.939 degrees. |
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