Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rancho Corral de Tierra, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rancho Corral de Tierra and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rancho Corral de Tierra

• 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 Rancho Corral de Tierra:
  • 36.524406, -121.736614
  • 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 Rancho Corral de Tierra

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monterey County
  • Since Rancho Corral de Tierra is near San Benito County and also Santa Cruz County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Benito County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Cruz 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 Rancho Corral de Tierra

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rancho Corral de Tierra ...

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.

• Cannery Row
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cannery Row is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannery Row
• Carmel-by-the-Sea
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel-by-the-Sea <1>
• Creekside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Creekside is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• James Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • James Meadows is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Meadows
• Marina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Marina is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <1>
• Quail Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Quail Meadows is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadows
• Sand City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand City is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand City <1>
• Seaside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seaside is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <1>
• Spreckels
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Spreckels is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spreckels <1>
• Spreckels Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Spreckels Junction is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels Junction

How Far From Rancho Corral de Tierra 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 Rancho Corral de Tierra to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rancho Corral de Tierra and extending to:

• Salinas, which is the Seat of Monterey County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rancho Corral de Tierra to Salinas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,422 miles [3,897.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,483 miles [12,042.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,250 miles [13,277.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'