Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleyto, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleyto and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleyto
- 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 Pleyto:
- 35.861809, -120.987520
- 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 Pleyto
- 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 Monterey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monterey County
- Since Pleyto is near San Luis Obispo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleyto ...
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.
- Bee Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
- Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Gorda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorda
- Gorda is located in Monterey County
- Happy Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
- Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
- King City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- King City is located in Monterey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <2>
- Lodge Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hill
- Lodge Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Park Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Tin City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Pleyto to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pleyto to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Pleyto once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Pleyto and extending to:
- Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pleyto to Salinas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. 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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,397 miles [3,857.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,511 miles [12,087.8 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 8,279 miles [13,323.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pleyto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pleyto) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleyto. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8618, Longitude: -120.9875 In this case, the coordinates for Pleyto have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pleyto 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 338.776 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.334 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.278 degrees. |