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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 Moro Y Cayucos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moro Y Cayucos 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 Moro Y Cayucos:
- 35.422474, -120.853235
- 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 Moro Y Cayucos
- 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 Luis Obispo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- Since Moro Y Cayucos is near San Mateo County and also Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Moro Y Cayucos
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moro Y Cayucos ...
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.
- Dove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Eaglet ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
- Garden Farms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garden Farms is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Goldtree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goldtree is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtree
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Lodge Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lodge Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hill
- Tin City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
How Far From Moro Y Cayucos to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Moro Y Cayucos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Moro Y Cayucos and extending to:
- San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Moro Y Cayucos to San Luis Obispo, 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 220 miles [354.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,400 miles [3,862.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,536 miles [12,128 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 8,305 miles [13,365.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moro Y Cayucos) 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 Moro Y Cayucos 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 Moro Y Cayucos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4225, Longitude: -120.8532 In this case, the coordinates for Moro Y Cayucos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.608 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.106 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.191 degrees. |
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