Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paradise Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paradise Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Paradise Park
- 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 Paradise Park:
- 37.010639, -122.044062
- 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 Paradise Park
- 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 Cruz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- Since Paradise Park is near Santa Clara County and also Monterey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
- eBird sighting report for Monterey 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
Communities Also Named Paradise Park ...
We found nine communities that share the name Paradise Park.
Within California, the name Paradise Park is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Saint Lucie County
- This Paradise Park is located in Saint Lucie County and lies 2,501 miles [4,025 km]<1> to the east of the Paradise Park that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lucie County community of Paradise Park.
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Paradise Park [Chatham County].
- Clayton County
- This Paradise Park is located in Clayton County and lies 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km]<1> to the east of the Paradise Park that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Paradise Park.
- Wayne County
- This Paradise Park is located in Wayne County and lies 2,314 miles [3,724 km] to the east of the Paradise Park that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Paradise Park.
- Nebraska
- Sarpy County
- This Paradise Park is located in Sarpy County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Paradise Park that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Paradise Park.
- North Carolina
- Onslow County
- This Paradise Park is located in Onslow County and lies 2,475 miles [3,983.1 km]<1> to the east of the Paradise Park that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Paradise Park.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Paradise Park is located in Clackamas County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the north of the Paradise Park that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Paradise Park.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Paradise Park is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Paradise Park that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Paradise Park.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Paradise Park that is located in Santa Cruz County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Paradise Park.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradise Park ...
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.
- Bonny Doon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Doon
- Bonny Doon is located in Santa Cruz County
- Bonny Doon has also been known as:
- Bonnie Doon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonny Doon <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bonny Doon
- From Paradise Park to Bonny Doon
- Magnetic Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnetic Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Spring
- Magnetic Spring is located in Santa Cruz County
- Majors
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mission Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Springs
- Mission Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Opal Cliffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal Cliffs
- Opal Cliffs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Opal Cliffs
- From Paradise Park to Opal Cliffs
- Petroleum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Seabright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Seacliff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Santa Cruz County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Twin Lakes
- From Paradise Park to Twin Lakes
How Far From Paradise Park 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 Paradise Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paradise Park and extending to:
- Santa Cruz, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Paradise Park to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,428 miles [3,907.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,457 miles [12,000.9 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 8,224 miles [13,235.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paradise Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paradise Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paradise Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0106, Longitude: -122.0441 |
| <2> | 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 Paradise Park 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Paradise Park 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 339.803 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.636 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.931 degrees. |