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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 Old Gilroy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Gilroy 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 Old Gilroy:
    • 36.999670, -121.526329
    • 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 Old Gilroy
  • 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 Old Gilroy ...

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.

  • Aromas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Corporal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corporal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corporal
    • Corporal is located in Santa Clara County
  • Cottage Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Corners
    • Cottage Corners is located in San Benito County
  • Coyote
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Day Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
    • Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Elkhorn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
  • Freedom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Morse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
    • Morse is located in San Benito County
  • Mountain Home
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
    • Mountain Home is located in Santa Clara County
  • Murphy Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Crossing
    • Murphy Crossing is located in Monterey County
  • Prunedale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Gilroy to San Jose, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,401 miles [3,864 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,448 miles [11,986.4 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 8,216 miles [13,222.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Gilroy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Gilroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9997, Longitude: -121.5263       In this case, the coordinates for Old Gilroy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Old Gilroy 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 339.365 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.106 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.615 degrees.




 

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