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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 Muscupiabe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Muscupiabe and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Muscupiabe:
    • 34.154454, -117.313933
    • 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 Muscupiabe
  • 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 Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
    • Since Muscupiabe is near Riverside County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Muscupiabe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Muscupiabe ...

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.

  • Amber Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Amber Hills is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Hills
  • Arrowhead
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Arrowhead is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Cottage Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottage Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Gardens
  • Crestline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Devil Canyon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Devil Canyon is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Canyon
  • Garden Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Park is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
  • Harlem Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harlem Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
  • Highland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <1>
  • Marigold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
  • Skyland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Skyland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
  • University Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • University Heights is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • Valley Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Valley Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Gardens
  • Valley of Enchantment
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Valley of Enchantment is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley of Enchantment
  • Warm Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Warm Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs

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

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

  • San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies just to the South.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Muscupiabe 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 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,240 miles [3,604.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,539 miles [12,132.8 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 8,307 miles [13,368.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Muscupiabe) 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 Muscupiabe 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 Muscupiabe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1545, Longitude: -117.3139       In this case, the coordinates for Muscupiabe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.486 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.233 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.096 degrees.