Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nacimiento:
  • 35.809133, -120.741562
  • 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 Nacimiento

• 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 Monterey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey County
  • Since Nacimiento is near San Luis Obispo County and also Fresno County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fresno 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 Nacimiento

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nacimiento ...

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.

• Bee Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
• Dove ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
• Eaglet ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
• Happy Hill
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
• Harmony
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <1>
• Henry
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Lodge Hill
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lodge Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hill
• Park Hill
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Park Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
• Tin City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
• Union
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Union is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Nacimiento to Salinas, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,509 miles [12,084.6 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 8,277 miles [13,320.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'