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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 Pacific Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pacific Beach and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pacific Beach:
- 32.801009, -117.235304
- 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 Pacific Beach
- 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Pacific Beach
Communities Also Named Pacific Beach ...
We found one communities that are also named Pacific Beach.
Within California, the name Pacific Beach is unique.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Pacific Beach in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Grays Harbor County
- This Pacific Beach is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pacific Beach that is located in San Diego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Pacific Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pacific 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.
- Fiesta Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fiesta Shores is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiesta Shores
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fleetridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fleetridge is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetridge
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mission Beach is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
- Mission Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Hills is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Ocean Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ocean Beach is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Sunset Cliffs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Cliffs is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cliffs
- University City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
How Far From Pacific Beach 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 Pacific Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pacific Beach and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pacific Beach to Sacramento, with an average speed<2>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 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,270 miles [3,653.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,390 miles [13,502.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'
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- Pacific Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pacific Beach 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 Pacific Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8010, Longitude: -117.2353 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.218 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.811 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.03 degrees. |
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