Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Salton City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salton City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Salton City
- 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 Salton City:
- 33.308714, -115.953483
- 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 Salton City
- 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 Imperial County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Imperial County
- Since Salton City is near Riverside County and also San Diego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Riverside County
- eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Salton City ...
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.
- Bombay Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Beach
- Bombay Beach is located in Imperial County
- Desert Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Beach
- Desert Beach is located in Riverside County
- Desert Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Camp
- Desert Camp is located in Riverside County
- Desert Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Shores
- Desert Shores is located in Imperial County
- Kane Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Spring
- Kane Spring is located in Imperial County
- Oasis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Oasis is located in Riverside County
- Pope ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Squeaky Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squeaky Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squeaky Springs
- Squeaky Springs is located in Imperial County
- Truckhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truckhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckhaven
- Truckhaven is located in Imperial County
How Far From Salton City 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 Salton City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Salton City and extending to:
- El Centro, which is the Seat of Imperial County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Salton City to El Centro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,188 miles [3,521.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,558 miles [12,163.4 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 8,326 miles [13,399.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salton City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Salton City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salton City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3087, Longitude: -115.9535 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Salton City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.245 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.663 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.314 degrees. |