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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 Ocean View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ocean View 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 Ocean View:
    • 33.715573, -117.988671
    • 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 Ocean View
  • 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 Ocean View ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Ocean View.

There are three communities within California that are also named Ocean View.

Beyond California, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Ocean View [Los Angeles County].
    • San Francisco County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Ocean View [San Francisco County].
    • Sonoma County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Ocean View [Sonoma County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Ocean View is located in Sussex County and lies 2,393 miles [3,851.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ocean View that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Ocean View.
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Ocean View [Miami-Dade County].
    • Hawaii
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Hawaii community of Ocean View.
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Ocean View is located in Essex County and lies 2,608 miles [4,197.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ocean View that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Ocean View.
    • New Jersey
      • Cape May County
      • This Ocean View is located in Cape May County and lies 2,409 miles [3,876.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ocean View that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Ocean View.
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • This Ocean View is located in New Hanover County and lies 2,287 miles [3,680.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ocean View that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Ocean View.
    • Oregon
      • Benton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Ocean View [Benton County].
      • Tillamook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Ocean View [Tillamook County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Ocean View lies 2,980 miles [4,795.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ocean View that is located in Orange County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Ocean View [Washington County].
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This Ocean View is located in Norfolk City and lies 2,343 miles [3,770.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ocean View that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Ocean View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocean View ...

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.

  • Barber City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber City
    • Barber City is located in Orange County
  • Fountain Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Garden Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Lantern Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lantern Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lantern Village
    • Green Lantern Village is located in Orange County
  • Leisure World
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure World have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure World
    • Leisure World is located in Orange County
  • Liberty Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
    • Liberty Park is located in Orange County
  • Nutwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
    • Nutwood is located in Orange County
  • Seal Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sugar ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
    • Sugar is located in Orange County
  • Sunset Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Surfside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

How Far From Ocean View to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ocean View to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Santa Ana, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ocean View to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>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 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,287 miles [3,680.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,351 miles [13,439.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Ocean View could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ocean View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ocean View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7156, Longitude: -117.9887       In this case, the coordinates for Ocean View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Ocean View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.979 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.803 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.478 degrees.




 

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