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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 Morettis Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morettis Junction 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 Morettis Junction:
- 33.200040, -116.711132
- 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 Morettis Junction
- 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
- Since Morettis Junction is near Riverside County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside 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 Morettis Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morettis Junction ...
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.
- Eagles Nest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Nest is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Four Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hellhole Palms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hellhole Palms is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellhole Palms
- Julian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Scissors Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scissors Crossing is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissors Crossing
- Stonewall ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Whispering Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Morettis Junction 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 Morettis Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Morettis Junction and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morettis Junction to San Diego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,231 miles [3,590.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 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 8,352 miles [13,441.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Morettis Junction) 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 Morettis Junction 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 Morettis Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2000, Longitude: -116.7111 In this case, the coordinates for Morettis Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.848 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.389 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.74 degrees. |
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