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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 Pueblo de Figueroa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pueblo de Figueroa 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 Pueblo de Figueroa:
- 36.978839, -122.030519
- 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 Pueblo de Figueroa
- 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 Santa Cruz County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz County
- Since Pueblo de Figueroa is near Santa Clara County and also Monterey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Clara County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey 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 Pueblo de Figueroa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pueblo de Figueroa ...
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.
- Bonny Doon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magnetic Spring is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Spring
- Majors
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Majors is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors
- Mission Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mission Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Springs
- Opal Cliffs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Opal Cliffs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal Cliffs
- Paradise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paradise Park is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Petroleum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Seabright
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seabright is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabright
- Seacliff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seacliff is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacliff
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Pueblo de Figueroa 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 Pueblo de Figueroa 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<2> community of Pueblo de Figueroa once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pueblo de Figueroa and extending to:
- Santa Cruz, which is the Seat of Santa Cruz County, lies just to the East.
- 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 Pueblo de Figueroa 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 2,428 miles [3,907.5 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 ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Pueblo de Figueroa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Pueblo de Figueroa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pueblo de Figueroa 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 Pueblo de Figueroa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9788, Longitude: -122.0305 In this case, the coordinates for Pueblo de Figueroa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.788 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.616 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.923 degrees. |
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