Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Potrero, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potrero and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Potrero
- 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 Potrero:
- 32.607782, -116.613266
- 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 Potrero
- 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 Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Diego County
- Since Potrero is near Imperial County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Imperial 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 Potrero ...
We found two communities that share the name Potrero.
There is one other community in California which is also named Potrero.
Beyond California, there is another community also named Potrero in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potrero ...
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.
- Alpine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in San Diego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <3>
- Boulder Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Oaks
- Boulder Oaks is located in San Diego County
- Clover Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Flat
- Clover Flat is located in San Diego County
- Doghouse Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doghouse Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doghouse Junction
- Doghouse Junction is located in San Diego County
- Engineer Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engineer Springs
- Engineer Springs is located in San Diego County
- Indian Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in San Diego County
- Live Oak Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Springs
- Live Oak Springs is located in San Diego County
- Stallion Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallion Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Oaks
- Stallion Oaks is located in San Diego County
- Tecate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecate
- Tecate is located in San Diego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecate <3>
How Far From Potrero 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 Potrero to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Potrero and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Potrero to San Diego, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 494 miles [795 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,241 miles [3,606.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,619 miles [12,261.6 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 8,387 miles [13,497.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Potrero. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Potrero 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Potrero) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Potrero. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6078, Longitude: -116.6133 |
| <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 Potrero 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 334.675 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.135 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.674 degrees. |