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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 Jamul, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Jamul 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 Jamul:
    • 32.725339, -116.869489
    • 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 Jamul
  • 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for San Diego 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Jamul ...

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.

  • Cockatoo Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockatoo Grove
    • Cockatoo Grove is located in San Diego County
  • Crest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
    • Crest is located in San Diego County
  • Doghouse Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doghouse Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doghouse Junction
    • Doghouse Junction is located in San Diego County
  • Glenview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Glenview is located in San Diego County
  • Granite Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
    • Granite Hills is located in San Diego County
  • Homelands
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homelands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelands
    • Homelands is located in San Diego County
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in San Diego County
  • Johnstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in San Diego County
  • Lakeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in San Diego County
  • Mount Helix
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helix
    • Mount Helix is located in San Diego County
  • Spring Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Winter Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
    • Winter Gardens is located in San Diego County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in North Jamul and extending to:

  • San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from North Jamul to San Diego, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,252 miles [3,624.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,618 miles [12,260 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,386 miles [13,496 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Jamul) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Jamul. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7253, Longitude: -116.8695    
<4>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.
<5>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 Jamul to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.904 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.423 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.821 degrees.









 

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