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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 The Plaza, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Plaza 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 The Plaza:
- 34.150182, -116.054169
- 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 The Plaza
- 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 Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
- Since The Plaza is near Riverside County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside 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 The Plaza
Communities Also Named The Plaza ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named The Plaza.
Within California, the name The Plaza is unique.
Beyond California, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Rio Grande County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of The Plaza [Rio Grande County].
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of The Plaza [New Haven County].
- Florida
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of The Plaza [Marion County].
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of The Plaza [Clayton County].
- Idaho
- Gem County
- This The Plaza is located in Gem County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<2> to the north of the The Plaza that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gem County community of The Plaza.
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of The Plaza [Saint Clair County].
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of The Plaza [Calhoun County].
- Ottawa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of The Plaza [Ottawa County].
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of The Plaza [Burlington County].
- Hudson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of The Plaza [Hudson County].
- New Mexico
- Quay County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of The Plaza.
- New York
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of The Plaza [Queens County].
- North Dakota
- Mountrail County
- This The Plaza is located in Mountrail County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the The Plaza that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mountrail County community of The Plaza.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of The Plaza [Butler County].
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This The Plaza is located in Spokane County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<2> to the north of the The Plaza that is located in San Bernardino County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of The Plaza.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Plaza ...
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.
- Desert Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Desert Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Heights
- Hidden River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hidden River is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
- Joshua Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lost Horse Mine ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Old Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Old Dale is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dale
- Smoke Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smoke Tree is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Tree
- Sunfair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunfair is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfair
- Sunfair Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfair Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfair Heights
- Twentynine Palms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
How Far From The Plaza 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 The Plaza to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Plaza and extending to:
- San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could drive a straight line from The Plaza to San Bernardino, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 429 miles [690.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,173 miles [3,497.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 124 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,508 miles [12,083 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 8,277 miles [13,320.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 The Plaza 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- The Plaza) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about The Plaza, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 The Plaza 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 The Plaza. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1502, Longitude: -116.0542 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.453 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.979 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.377 degrees. |
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