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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 Pescadero, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pescadero 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 Pescadero:
- 37.253500, -122.383180
- 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 Pescadero
- 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 Mateo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Mateo County
- Since Pescadero is near Santa Cruz County and also Santa Clara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara 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 Pescadero
Communities Also Named Pescadero ...
We found two communities that are also named Pescadero.
There is one other community in California that is also named Pescadero.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Pescadero in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Monterey County
- This Pescadero is located in Monterey County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pescadero that is located in San Mateo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Pescadero.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Bear Lake 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 Idaho community of Pescadero [Bear Lake County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pescadero ...
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.
- Emerald Lake Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Lake Hills is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lake Hills
- Farm Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farm Hills is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hills
- Forest Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Grabtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grabtown is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabtown
- Half Moon Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Martins Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riverside Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside Grove is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Grove
- University Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Vista Verde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vista Verde is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Verde
- Wildwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Woodside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside Glens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside Glens is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Glens
- Woodside Highlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside Highlands is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Highlands
How Far From Pescadero 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 Pescadero to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pescadero and extending to:
- Redwood City, which is the Seat of San Mateo County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pescadero to Redwood City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 103 miles [165.8 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,441 miles [3,928.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 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 8,215 miles [13,220.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pescadero) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Pescadero 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> | 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 Pescadero 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 Pescadero. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2535, Longitude: -122.3832 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.117 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.027 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.141 degrees. |
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