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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 North Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Beach 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 North Beach:
    • 37.805762, -122.412193
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North Beach
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named North Beach ...

We found nine communities that share the name North Beach.

Within California, the name North Beach is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Indian River County
      • This North Beach is located in Indian River County and lies 2,511 miles [4,041.1 km]<1> to the east of the North Beach that is located in San Francisco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of North Beach.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This North Beach is located in Calvert County and lies 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Beach that is located in San Francisco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of North Beach.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This North Beach is located in Rockingham County and lies 2,695 miles [4,337.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Beach that is located in San Francisco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of North Beach.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This North Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 2,570 miles [4,136 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Beach that is located in San Francisco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of North Beach.
    • New York
      • Queens County
      • This North Beach is located in Queens County and lies 2,568 miles [4,132.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Beach that is located in San Francisco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of North Beach.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This North Beach is located in Lane County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the north of the North Beach that is located in San Francisco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of North Beach.
    • Texas
      • Nueces County
      • This North Beach is located in Nueces County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the east southeast of the North Beach that is located in San Francisco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nueces County community of North Beach.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This North Beach is located in King County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the north of the North Beach that is located in San Francisco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of North Beach.
      • Skagit County
      • This North Beach is located in Skagit County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the north of the North Beach that is located in San Francisco County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of North Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Beach ...

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.

  • Chinatown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
    • Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
  • Diamond Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Heights
    • Diamond Heights is located in San Francisco County
  • Forest Knolls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
    • Forest Knolls is located in San Francisco County
  • Friendship Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
    • Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
  • Gold Mine Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Mine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Hill
    • Gold Mine Hill is located in San Francisco County
  • Little Italy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
    • Little Italy is located in San Francisco County
  • Little Osaka
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Osaka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osaka
    • Little Osaka is located in San Francisco County
  • Marcus Garvey Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus Garvey Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Garvey Square
    • Marcus Garvey Square is located in San Francisco County
  • Mission District
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission District have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission District
    • Mission District is located in San Francisco County
  • Opera Plaza
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opera Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opera Plaza
    • Opera Plaza is located in San Francisco County
  • Silver Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Terrace
    • Silver Terrace is located in San Francisco County
  • Village Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
    • Village Square is located in San Francisco County

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

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

  • San Francisco, which is the Seat of San Francisco County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from North Beach to Sacramento, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,432 miles [3,913.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 139 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,413 miles [11,930.1 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 8,179 miles [13,162.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8058, Longitude: -122.4122       In this case, the coordinates for North Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 North Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.201 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.154 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.161 degrees.




 

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