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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 Palo Verde, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palo Verde 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 Palo Verde:
- 37.430000, -122.113333
- 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 Palo Verde
- 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 Santa Clara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
- Since Palo Verde is near San Mateo County and also Alameda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alameda 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 Palo Verde
Communities Also Named Palo Verde ...
We found three communities that are also named Palo Verde.
There is one other community in California that is also named Palo Verde.
Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Imperial County
- This Palo Verde is located in Imperial County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Palo Verde that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Imperial County community of Palo Verde.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Palo Verde that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Palo Verde.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Palo Verde is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Palo Verde that is located in Santa Clara County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Palo Verde.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palo Verde ...
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.
- Castro City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
- Crescent Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Evergreen Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evergreen Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenmeadow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenmeadow is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmeadow
- Meadow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadow Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neal is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Professorville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Professorville is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Professorville
- Ravenswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ravenswood is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Vintage Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vintage Oaks is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks
How Far From Palo Verde 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 Palo Verde to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palo Verde and extending to:
- San Jose, which is the Seat of Santa Clara County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Palo Verde to San Jose, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,424 miles [3,901 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,431 miles [11,959 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 8,198 miles [13,193.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Palo Verde) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Palo Verde 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 Palo Verde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4300, Longitude: -122.1133 In this case, the coordinates for Palo Verde have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.908 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.783 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.976 degrees. |
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