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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 Nealeys Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nealeys Corner 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 Nealeys Corner:
    • 34.187231, -117.439215
    • 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 Nealeys Corner
  • 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 Nealeys Corner 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 Nealeys Corner

Communities Also Named Nealeys Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Nealeys Corner.

Within California, the name Nealeys Corner is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Nealeys Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Nealeys Corner is located in Penobscot County and lies 2,643 miles [4,253.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nealeys Corner that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Nealeys Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nealeys Corner ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Arrowhead is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cosy Dell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cosy Dell is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosy Dell
  • Crestline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Devil Canyon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Devil Canyon is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Canyon
  • Grapeland ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Kaiser
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
  • Scotland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Skyland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Skyland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
  • University Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • University Heights is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
  • Valley of Enchantment
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley of Enchantment is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley of Enchantment
  • Walnut Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nealeys Corner and extending to:

  • San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nealeys Corner to San Bernardino, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,246 miles [3,614.6 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 7,540 miles [12,134.5 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 8,308 miles [13,370.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Nealeys Corner) 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 Nealeys Corner 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 Nealeys Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1872, Longitude: -117.4392       In this case, the coordinates for Nealeys Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.593 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.366 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.169 degrees.