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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 Montara, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montara 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 Montara:
- 37.542195, -122.513788
- 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 Montara
- 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 Mateo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo County
- Since Montara is near San Francisco County and also Santa Clara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Francisco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara 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 Montara
Communities Also Named Montara ...
We found one communities that are also named Montara.
Within California, the name Montara is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Montara in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Montara is located in Maricopa County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Montara that is located in San Mateo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Montara.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montara ...
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.
- Brisbane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grabtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grabtown is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabtown
- Half Moon Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oceanview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oceanview is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
- Rockaway Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockaway Beach is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
- Seal Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seal Cove is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
- Sharp Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sharp Park is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Park
- Shelter Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shelter Cove is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Cove
- Stonestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Montara 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 Montara to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montara and extending to:
- Redwood City, which is the Seat of San Mateo County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Montara to Redwood City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,443 miles [3,931.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,432 miles [11,960.6 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 8,198 miles [13,193.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montara) 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> | 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 Montara 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 Montara. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5422, Longitude: -122.5138 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.259 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.211 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.223 degrees. |
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