Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monta Loma:
  • 37.409167, -122.100833
  • 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 Monta Loma

• 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 Monta Loma is near San Mateo County and also Alameda 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 Alameda 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 Monta Loma

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monta Loma ...

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.

• Blossom Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Blossom Valley is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Valley
• Castro City
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
• Crescent Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
• Evergreen Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenmeadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Greenmeadow is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmeadow
• Meadow Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Meadow Park is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Mountain View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <1>
• Neal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Neal is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
• Professorville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Professorville is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Professorville

How Far From Monta Loma 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 Monta Loma to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Monta Loma and extending to:

• San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Monta Loma to San Jose, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,423 miles [3,899.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,433 miles [11,962.3 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 8,200 miles [13,196.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'