As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Potrero Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Potrero Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado and the surrounding area.
Weather ...
Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
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 Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado:
36.986061, -122.037186
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.
Since Potrero Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado is near Santa Clara County and also Monterey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potrero Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado ...
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.
How Far From Potrero Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Potrero Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado and extending to:
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Potrero Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>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 2,429 miles [3,909.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,459 miles [12,004.1 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 8,226 miles [13,238.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Footnotes ...
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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.
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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- Potrero Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Potrero Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9861, Longitude: -122.0372 In this case, the coordinates for Potrero Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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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.
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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 Y Rincon De San Padro De Reglado to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.794 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.624 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.927 degrees.